Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium Radiative Transfer Simulations of Sub-Chandrasekhar-Mass White Dwarf Detonations

no code implementations • 16 Feb 2021 • Ken J. Shen, Stéphane Blondin, Daniel Kasen, Luc Dessart, Dean M. Townsley, Samuel Boos, D. John Hillier

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) span a range of luminosities and timescales, from rapidly evolving subluminous to slowly evolving overluminous subtypes.

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Multi-Dimensional Parameter Study of Double Detonation Type Ia Supernovae Originating from Thin-Helium-Shell White Dwarfs

no code implementations • 29 Jan 2021 • Samuel J. Boos, Dean M. Townsley, Ken J. Shen, Spencer Caldwell, Broxton J. Miles

Despite the importance of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) throughout astronomy, the precise progenitor systems and explosion mechanisms that drive SNe Ia are still unknown.

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena