Tag: core collapse

Three outer jets in Cas A unveil the complex phenomena occurring in the interior of an exploding star. The paper: “Extreme anisotropies in deep layers of an exploding star: overabundance of Cr in the northeastern jet of Cassiopeia A” of V. Sapienza (INAF-OAPA/UNIPA) appeared on ApJL

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In the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, three jets rich in material synthesized in the innermost layers of the progenitor star reveal the secrets of the processes that occur in a supernova immediately after core collapse.   Understanding the phenomena that follow the collapse of a massive star core is one of the most important goals of modern astrophysics. These processes

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Filaments in Cas A probe the processes occurred inside the progenitor during the explosion. The paper: “Filamentary ejecta network in Cassiopeia A reveals fingerprints of the supernova explosion mechanism” of S. Orlando (INAF-OAPA) appeared on A&A

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A new theoretical study shows that the filamentary structure observed in the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is a direct consequence of the processes that occurred in the progenitor star immediately after core collapse.   Supernovae are among the most energetic explosive events in the Universe. Yet, despite their immense brightness, they convert only about 1% of their energy

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