Electron capture rates for core collapse supernovae

Details Electron capture rates for core collapse supernovae Electron capture rates for core collapse supernovae

2002-09-19

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0209057v1

Nucl.Phys. A718 (2003) 440-442

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

3 pages, 4 figures, submitted to the proceedings of Nuclei in the Cosmos XVII

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Electron capture rates on neutron-rich nuclei (A>65) were calculated within the Random Phase Approximation with partial number formalism, including allowed and forbidden transitions. The partial occupation numbers were provided as a function of temperature by Shell-Model Monte Carlo calculations, including an pairing+quadrupole interaction. Capture rates on relevent nuclei were calculated for density and temperature conditions during the core collapse of a massive star. It was found that electron captures on nuclei can compete with electron captures on free protons. Furthermore, they produce neutrinos with average energies lower than neutrinos emitted from captures on free protons, with possible consequences on the cooling of the core.

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