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Stationary accretion flow with nuclear burning

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2022-07-06 v2

Abstract

We present a series of numerical solutions of spherically symmetric stationary flows with nuclear burning accreted by a neutron star (or black hole). We consider the accretion of matter composed of carbon and oxygen, which mimics the flow after a neutron star is engulfed by a CO star or CO core of a massive star. It is found that there are two types of transonic solutions depending on the accretion rate. The flow with a small accretion rate reaches the center (or the surface of the central object) at supersonic speeds. The other type with a large accretion rate has another sonic point inside the transonic point and the flow truncates at the sonic point. The critical accretion rate dividing these two types is derived as a function of the mass of the central object and the specific enthalpy in the ambient matter. We discuss implications from the solutions for a new mechanism of super-Chandrasekhar type Ia supernovae and type Icn supernovae.

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@article{arxiv.2202.11916,
  title  = {Stationary accretion flow with nuclear burning},
  author = {Narenraju Nagarajan and Toshikazu Shigeyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.11916},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

12 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

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