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Stars as Laboratories for Fundamental Physics - MPP Theory Group

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Supernova Neutrinos 403<br />

Convection is also important at transporting energy within the dilute<br />

region between the protoneutron star and the stalling shock wave<br />

(Herant, Benz, and Colgate 1992; Herant et al. 1994; Janka and Müller<br />

1993a, 1994, 1995a,b; Sato, Shimizu, and Yamada 1993; Burrows,<br />

Fig. 11.4. Unsuccessful (upper panel) and successful (lower panel) SN explosion.<br />

In each c<strong>as</strong>e, the location of several m<strong>as</strong>s shells is shown <strong>as</strong> a function<br />

of time. The thick shaded line indicates the location of the shock. The only<br />

difference between the two c<strong>as</strong>es is the adjusted neutrino luminosity from a<br />

central source; it w<strong>as</strong> chosen <strong>as</strong> L ν = 2.10×10 52 erg s −1 (upper panel) and<br />

L ν = 2.20×10 52 erg s −1 (lower panel), respectively. In the upper c<strong>as</strong>e, which<br />

is just below threshold <strong>for</strong> a successful explosion, the shock displays an interesting<br />

oscillatory behavior. (Curves courtesy of H.-T. Janka, taken from<br />

Janka and Müller 1993a.)

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