2 papers
astro-ph.IM2022
pynucastro: A Python Library for Nuclear Astrophysics
Alexander Smith Clark, Eric T. Johnson, Zhi Chen +6
We describe pynucastro 2.0, an open source library for interactively creating and exploring astrophysical nuclear reaction networks. We demonstrate new methods for approximating ra…
astro-ph.SR2019
Thermonuclear (Type Ia) Supernovae and Progenitor Evolution
Alan C. Calder, Don E. Willcox, Christopher J. DeGrendele +3
Thermonuclear (type Ia) supernovae are bright stellar explosions with the unique property that the light curves can be standardized, allowing them to be used as distance indicators…