Search Results for author: Ken J. Shen

Found 3 papers, 1 papers with code

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

no code implementations16 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 implementations29 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

Distribution of Si II $λ$6355 Velocities of Type Ia Supernovae and Implications for Asymmetric Explosions

1 code implementation12 Oct 2020 Keto D. Zhang, WeiKang Zheng, Thomas de Jaeger, Benjamin E. Stahl, Thomas G. Brink, Xuhui Han, Daniel Kasen, Ken J. Shen, Kevin Tang, Alexei V. Filippenko

In the two cases we consider, 35\% of SNe Ia are considered to be asymmetric in Case 1, and all SNe Ia are asymmetric in Case 2.

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

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