The Reduction of the Electron Abundance during the Pre-explosion Simmering in White Dwarf Supernovae

David A. Chamulak, Edward F. Brown, F. X. Timmes +1

Prior to the explosion of a carbon-oxygen white dwarf in a Type Ia supernova there is a long "simmering," during which the 12C + 12C reaction gradually heats the white dwarf on a l…