Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-08-04
Astrophys.J.628:335,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/430297
We have analyzed the magnetic effects that may occur in rapidly rotating core collapse supernovae. We consider effects from both magnetic turbulence and the formation of magnetic bubbles. For magnetic turbulence we have made a perturbative analysis for our spherically symmetric core-collapse supernova model that incorporates the build up of magnetic field energy in the matter accreting onto the proto-neutron star shortly after collapse and bounce. This significantly modifies the pressure profile and increases the heating of the material above the proto-neutron star resulting in an explosion even in rotating stars that would not explode otherwise. Regarding magnetic bubbles we show that a model with a modest initial uniform magnetic field and uniform angular velocity of ~0.1 rad/s can form magnetic bubbles due to the very non homologous nature of the collapse. It is estimated that the buoyancy of the bubbles causes matter in the proto-neutron star to rise, carrying neutrino-rich material to the neutron-star surface. This increases the neutrino luminosity sufficiently at early times to achieve a successful neutrino-driven explosion. Both magnetic mechanisms thus provide new means for initiating a Type II core-collapse supernova.
Dalhed Hollis E.
Mathews Grant J.
Wilson Richard J.
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