Hydrodynamical instabilities and mixing in SN 1987A - Two-dimensional simulations of the first 3 months

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Apr 1991

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 370, April 1, 1991, p. L81-L84. SNSF-supported research.

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Computerized Simulation, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Stellar Models, Supernova 1987A, Two Dimensional Models, Cobalt Isotopes, Computational Astrophysics, Nickel Isotopes, Radioactive Decay

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Results are presented from numerical simulations of the early stages of the explosion of SN 1987A. Using a two-dimensional cylindrical geometry version of a smooth particle hydrodynamics code, the explosion is followed for three months to investigate both the early hydrodynamical instabilities and the effect of the subsequent radioactive decay of Ni-56 and Co-56 with half-lives of 6.1 and 77.8 days, respectively. It is shown that the mixing induced by hydrodynamical instabilities occurring during the first few hours is substantially modified at later time by the radioactive decay of Ni-56 and Co-56. The inner cavity of the expanding supernova remnant fills up with nickel, its decay products thus forming a giant 'nickel bubble'. The peak velocity of the nickel increases by approximately 30 percent after the decays. While these results adequately model the core of the observed Fe line profiles, they fail to reproduce the high velocity wings of the spectra.

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