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Recombinations to the Rydberg States of Hydrogen and Their Effect During the Cosmological Recombination Epoch
J. Chluba, G. M. Vasil, L. J. Dursi
In this paper we discuss the effect of recombinations to highly excited states (n > 100) in hydrogen during the cosmological recombination epoch. For this purpose, we developed a n…
Detecting the orientation of magnetic fields in galaxy clusters
Christoph Pfrommer, L. Jonathan Dursi
Clusters of galaxies, filled with hot magnetized plasma, are the largest bound objects in existence and an important touchstone in understanding the formation of structures in our…
Draping of Cluster Magnetic Fields over Bullets and Bubbles -- Morphology and Dynamic Effects
L. J. Dursi, C. Pfrommer
High-resolution X-ray observations have revealed cavities and `cold fronts' with sharp edges in temperature, density, and metallicity within galaxy clusters. Their presence poses a…
Bubble-Wrap for Bullets: The Stability Imparted By A Thin Magnetic Layer
L. J. Dursi
There has been significant recent work which examines a situation where a thin magnetic layer is `draped' over a core merging into a larger cluster; the same process also appears t…
Propagation of the First Flames in Type Ia Supernovae
M. Zingale, L. J. Dursi
We consider the competition of the different physical processes that can affect the evolution of a flame bubble in a Type Ia supernovae -- burning, turbulence and buoyancy. Even in…
Local Ignition in Carbon/Oxygen White Dwarfs -- I: One-zone Ignition and Spherical Shock Ignition of Detonations
L. Jonathan Dursi, F. X. Timmes
The details of ignition of Type Ia supernovae remain fuzzy, despite the importance of this input for any large-scale model of the final explosion. Here, we begin a process of under…