Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-11-07
Astrophys.J.644:1028-1039,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1086/503891
One of the outstanding unsolved riddles of nuclear astrophysics is the origin of the so called ``p-process'' nuclei from A = 92 to 126. Both the lighter and heavier p-process nuclei are adequately produced in the neon and oxygen shells of ordinary Type II supernovae, but the origin of these intermediate isotopes, especially 92,94Mo and 96,98Ru, has long been mysterious. Here we explore the production of these nuclei in the neutrino-driven wind from a young neutron star. We consider such early times that the wind still contains a proton excess because the rates for electron neutrino and positron captures on neutrons are faster than those for the inverse captures on protons. Following a suggestion by Frohlich et al. 2005, we also include the possibility that, in addition to the protons, alpha-particles, and heavy seed, a small flux of neutrons is maintained by the reaction p(bar(nu_e),e+)n. This flux of neutrons is critical in bridging the long waiting points along the path of the rp-process by (n,p) and (n,gamma) reactions. Using the unmodified ejecta histories from a recent two-dimensional supernova model by Janka et al. 2003, we find synthesis of p-rich nuclei up to 102Pd. However, if the entropy of these ejecta is increased by a factor of two, the synthesis extends to 120Te. Still larger increases in entropy, that might reflect the role of magnetic fields or vibrational energy input neglected in the hydrodynamical model, result in the production of numerous r-, s-, and p-process nuclei up to A approximately 170, even in winds that are proton-rich.
Buras Robert
Hoffman Robert D.
Janka H.-Th.
Pruet Jason
Woosley Stan E.
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