Dr
Kei Kotake
(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
04/08/2012, 13:30
In this contribution, we give overview about a current status
of multidimensional radiation hydrodynamic simulations of core-collapse supernovae. In addition to 3D hydrodynamics and general relativity, both of
which are now considered as the most important ingredients for making successful explosions, we discuss also impacts of nuclear equations of state on
the supernova dynamics. We...
Dr
Nobuya Nishimura
(University of Basel)
04/08/2012, 14:00
The problem of astrophysical site(s) for the r-process is still shrouded in mystery despite more than a half century of studies. Although neutrino driven winds have been considered to be the most likely success, recent state of the art hydrodynamic simulations show that it is seriously difficult to achieve suitable conditions for $r$-process by that scenario. We are reinvestigating the other...
Prof.
Bradley Meyer
(Clemson University)
04/08/2012, 14:30
The classical (n,gamma)-(gamma,n) phase of r-process nucleosynthesis is well understood. Less well understood is the complex freezeout phase during which the last of the free neutrons are consumed. I present some calculations using simplified nuclear physics to help characterize the r-process freezeout.
