The Innermost Ejecta of Core Collapse Supernovae

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2005.05.009

Nuclear Physics A

Volume 758, 25 July 2005, Pages 27-30

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We ensure successful explosions (of otherwise non-explosive models) by enhancing the neutrino luminosity via reducing the neutrino scattering cross sections or by increasing the heating efficiency via enhancing the neutrino absorption cross sections in the heating region. Our investigations show that the resulting electron fraction $Y_{e}$ in the innermost ejecta is close to 0.5, in some areas even exceeding 0.5. We present the effects of the resulting values for $Y_{e}$ on the nucleosynthesis yields of the innermost zones of core collapse Supernovae.

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The Innermost Ejecta of Core Collapse Supernovae

Phys. Rep.

ApJ

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Phys. Rev. D

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Phys. Rev. Lett.

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