The Impact of Resolution on Double-Detonation Models for Type Ia Supernovae
arXiv:2205.12370 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac8b06
Abstract
Thermonuclear supernovae are the result of the violent unbinding of a white dwarf, but the precise nature of the explosion mechanism(s) is a matter of active debate. To this end, several specific scenarios have been proposed to explain the observable traits of SNe Ia. A promising pathway is the double-detonation scenario, where a white dwarf accretes a shell of helium-rich material from a companion and a detonation in the resulting helium shell is the primary cause of the explosion. Through a set of two-dimensional grid-based simulations of this scenario we clearly distinguish three phases of evolution: external helium-rich detonation, core compressive heating, and a final core carbon burn. Though final disruption of the whole system is achieved at all resolutions, only models with minimum resolutions of 4~km and better exhibit all three phases. Particularly, core compression heating is only observed for higher resolutions, producing qualitatively different nucleosynthetic outcomes. We identify the effect of finer spatial resolution on the mixing of hot silicon at the interface between the detonating helium layer and the underlying C/O WD as a primary driver of these dynamic differences.
arXiv comment10 figures, 12 pages
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