Detonation Initiation in Type Ia Supernovae

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Abstract

Type Ia supernovae play a crucial role as standardizable candles for cosmology, but their stellar progenitors remain mysterious. Underlying this mystery is a crucial physical process: the mechanism of detonation initiation in Type Ia supernovae. Using the FLASH4 code, simulations were run to explore detonation initiation under various initial conditions. Adaptive mesh refinement techniques were utilized in order to refine the limits of successful and unsuccessful detonations. Further research into this topic will clarify the mechanisms giving rise to Type Ia supernovae.

Authors

  • Gabriel Casabona

    Univ of Mass - Dartmouth

  • Robert Fisher

    Univ of Mass - Dartmouth

  • Yoshiharu Krockenberger

    University of California, Santa Cruz, Sandia National Lab, Florida Polytechnic University, Colorado School of Mines, Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute, FL Polytech University, Kenyon College, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, The Pennsylvania State University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Vanderbilt University, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, Florida Space Institute, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cent, UC Davis, University of Central Florida, Polish Academy of Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Basic Research Laboratories