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Diffusion Coefficients of Fe in C-O and O-Ne White Dwarfs
Matthew E. Caplan
The diffusion coefficients of neutron rich nuclei in crystallizing white dwarf (WD) stars are essential microphysics input for modeling the evolution of the composition profile. Re…
Distillation of Fe in Ultramassive O-Ne White Dwarfs
Matthew E. Caplan, Simon Blouin, Ian F. Freeman
When white dwarfs freeze the plasma mixtures inside them undergo separation processes which can produce radical changes in the composition profile of the star. The abundance of neu…
Horizons: Nuclear Astrophysics in the 2020s and Beyond
H. Schatz, A. D. Becerril Reyes, A. Best +162
Nuclear Astrophysics is a field at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics, which seeks to understand the nuclear engines of astronomical objects and the origin of the…
Accurate Diffusion Coefficients for Dense White Dwarf Plasma Mixtures
M. E. Caplan, E. B. Bauer, I. F. Freeman
Diffusion coefficients are essential microphysics input for modeling white dwarf evolution, as they impact phase separation at crystallization and sedimentary heat sources. Present…
Evolution of fission-ignited supernova properties with uranium enrichment
Alex Deibel, C. J. Horowitz, M. E. Caplan
Type-Ia supernovae (SN Ia) are powerful stellar explosions that provide important distance indicators in cosmology. There is significant tension between values of the Hubble consta…
Nuclear fission reaction simulations in compact stars
Alex Deibel, M. E. Caplan, C. J. Horowitz
Type-Ia supernovae (SN Ia) are powerful stellar explosions that provide important distance indicators in cosmology. Recently, we proposed a new SN Ia mechanism that involves a nucl…