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冷却白矮星中的Nuclear fission链式反应

Nuclear fission chain reaction in cooling white dwarf stars

C. J. Horowitz, M. E. Caplan

摘要:

当白矮星(WD)开始结晶时形成的第一批固体预计将大大富含锕系元素。以前[PRL 126,1311010]我们发现这些固体可能支持核裂变链式反应,可以点燃碳燃烧,并提供一个新的Ia型超新星(SN Ia)机制,涉及{ \it孤立} WD。在这里,我们将更详细地探索这种裂变机制,计算链式反应后的最终温度和密度,并讨论一些开放的物理问题。

英文摘要:

The first solids that form as a white dwarf (WD) starts to crystallize are expected to be greatly enriched in actinides. Previously [PRL 126, 1311010] we found that these solids might support a nuclear fission chain reaction that could ignite carbon burning and provide a new Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) mechanism involving an {\it isolated} WD. Here we explore this fission mechanism in more detail and calculate the final temperature and density after the chain reaction and discuss a number of open physics questions.

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