Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-08-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, 4 figures, macros 'crckapb.sty'. The Astrophysical Journal (accepted)
Scientific paper
10.1086/308223
Detailed models of the explosion of a white dwarf, which include self-consistent calculations of the light curve and spectra, provide a link between observational quantities and the underlying explosion.These calculations assume spherical geometry and are based on parameterized descriptions of the burning front during the deflagration phase. Recently, first multi-dimensional calculations for nuclear burning fronts have been performed. Although a fully consistent treatment of the burning fronts is beyond the current state of the art, these calculations provided a new and better understanding of the physics, and new descriptions for the flame propagation have been proposed. Here, we have studied the influence on the results of previous analyses of Type Ia Supernovae, namely, the nucleosynthesis and structure of the expanding envelope. Our calculations are based on a set of delayed detonation models with parameters that give a good account of the optical and infrared light curves, and of the spectral evolution. In this scenario, the burning front propagates first in a deflagration mode and, subsequently, turns into a detonation. The explosions and light curves are calculated using a one-dimensional Lagrangian radiation-hydro code, including a detailed nuclear network.
Dominguez Inmaculada
Hoeflich Peter
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