RIKEN RESEARCH: Supernova simulations reveal how stellar explosions shape debris clouds

2021-04-02 Research News
Image of a supernova. Credit: Reproduced from Ref. 1 by permission of the AAS
Photo of Dr. Gilles Ferrand Dr. Gilles Ferrand
Photo of Dr. Don Warren Dr. Don Warren
Photo of Dr. Masaomi Ono Dr. Masaomi Ono
Photo of Dr. Shigehiro Nagataki Dr. Shigehiro Nagataki

Astronomers are now in a better position to interpret observations of supernova remnants thanks to computer simulations of these cataclysmic events by RIKEN astrophysicists.

Reference

  1. Ferrand, G., Warren, D. C., Ono, M., Nagataki, S., Röpke, F. K., Seitenzahl, I. R., Lach, F., Iwasaki, H. & Sato, T. From supernova to supernova remnant: Comparison of thermonuclear explosion models. The Astrophysical Journal 906, 93 (2021)

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