Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-09-16
Astrophys.J. 486 (1997) 1026
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
32 pages, 12 figures, LaTex
Scientific paper
10.1086/304565
Explosive nucleosynthesis under the axisymmetric explosion in Type II supernova has been performed by means of two dimensional hydrodynamical calculations. We have compared the results with the observations of SN 1987A. Our chief findings are as follows: (1) $^{44}Ti$ is synthesized so much as to explain the tail of the bolometric light curve of SN 1987A. We think this is because the alpha-rich freezeout takes place more actively under the axisymmetric explosion. (2) $^{57}Ni$ and $^{58}Ni$ tend to be overproduced compared with the observations. However, this tendency relies strongly on the progenitor's model. We have also compared the abundance of each element in the mass number range $A= 16-73$ with the solar values. We have found three outstanding features. (1) For the nuclei in the range $A=16-40$, their abundances are insensitive to the initial form of the shock wave. This insensitivity is favored since the spherical calculations thus far can explain the solar system abundances in this mass range. (2) There is an enhancement around A=45 in the axisymmetric explosion compared with the spherical explosion fairly well. In particular, $^{44}Ca$, which is underproduced in the present spherical calculations, is enhanced significantly. (3) In addition, there is an enhancement around A=65. This tendency does not rely on the form of the mass cut but of the initial shock wave. This enhancement may be the problem of the overproduction in this mass range, although this effect would be relatively small since Type I supernovae are chiefly responsible for this mass number range.
Hashimoto Masa-aki
Nagataki Shigehiro
Sato Katsuhiko
Yamada Shoichi
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