The hydrodynamics of off-center explosions

Details The hydrodynamics of off-center explosions The hydrodynamics of off-center explosions

Dec 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979apj...234..641f&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 234, Dec. 1, 1979, p. 641-652. Research supported by the Louis Block Fund

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Hydrodynamics, Pulsars, Stellar Evolution, Supernovae, Accuracy, Explosions, High Speed, Supernova Remnants

Scientific paper

The behavior of off-center supernova explosions is investigated using a two-dimensional hydrodynamic code. An important application of these calculations is the possible formation of high-velocity pulsars. The dependence of the final velocity of the collapsed remnant on the location and energy of the explosion is computed. The largest remnant velocities result from explosions located at a mass fraction of 0.5. An explosion energy 50% greater than the binding energy of the star ejects 0.51 solar masses, producing a 1.4 solar mass remnant with a velocity of 400 km/s. However, this energy must be generated in a very small region of the star in order to create the required asymmetry in the explosion. Because of this, a specific energy of about 10 to the 20th ergs/g is needed. Nuclear reactions can produce no more than about 5 x 10 to the 17th erg/g, and it is unclear how the energy produced in gravitational collapse models can be sufficiently localized. Unless a supernova mechanism can be found which can produce enough energy in a small region of the star, off-center explosions do not provide a satisfactory explanation for high-velocity pulsars.

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