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We relate the pre-explosion binding energy of the ejecta of core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) of stars with masses in the lower range of CCSNe and the location of the convection zones in the pre-collapse core of these stars, to explosion…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-05-13 Roni Anna Gofman , Noam Soker

According to the traditional scenario for core-collapse supernovae, the core of the collapsing star forms a neutron star and its gravitational energy release sends out a shockwave into the stellar envelope. However, in a significant number…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-11-14 En-Hao Feng , Rong-Feng Shen , Wei-Peng Lin

We conduct one-dimensional stellar-evolution simulations of stars with zero age main sequence masses of $M_{ZAMS} = 8.8-9.45 M_\odot$ towards core collapse by electron capture, and find that the convective zone of the pre-collapse core can…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-19 Nikki Yat Ning Wang , Dmitry Shishkin , Noam Soker

We conduct three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of core-collapse supernovae by launching several pairs of jets into a collapsing core model and show that the jittering jets explosion mechanism (JJEM) can form a point-symmetric…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-29 Jessica Braudo , Amir Michaelis , Muhammad Akashi , Noam Soker

We conduct one dimensional (1D) stellar evolution simulations of non-rotating stars with initial masses in the range of $11-48 M_\odot$ to the time of core collapse and, using a criterion on the specific angular momentum fluctuations in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-04-27 Dmitry Shishkin , Noam Soker

I estimate the frequencies of gravitational waves from jittering jets that explode core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) to crudely be 5-30 Hz, and with strains that might allow detection of Galactic CCSNe. The jittering jets explosion mechanism…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-09 Noam Soker

We suggest that the energetic radiation from core-collapse super-energetic supernovae (SESNe) is due to a long lasting accretion process onto the newly born neutron star (NS), resulting from an inefficient operation of the jet-feedback…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-17 Avishai Gilkis , Noam Soker , Oded Papish

We conduct one-dimensional stellar evolution simulations in the mass range $13-20 M_{\odot}$ to late core collapse times and find that an inner vigorous convective zone with large specific angular momentum fluctuations appears at the edge…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-14 Dmitry Shishkin , Noam Soker

In contrast to regular core-collapse supernovae, explosions of rapidly rotating massive stars can develop jets, fast collimated outflows directed along the rotational axis. Depending on the rate of rotation and the magnetic field strength…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-23 M. Obergaulinger , M. Reichert

I review studies of core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) and similar transient events that attribute major roles to jets in powering most CCSNe and in shaping their ejecta. I start with reviewing the jittering jets explosion mechanism that I…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-14 Noam Soker

We conduct three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations to explore the interaction of jets that a neutron star (NS) companion to a type Ic or type Ib core collapse supernova (CCSN) launches few hours after explosion with the ejecta of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-30 Muhammad Akashi , Noam Soker

We conduct three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of core-collapse supernova (CCSN) explosion driven by jets in the framework of the jittering jets explosion mechanism (JJEM), and obtain a pair of opposite circum-jet rings similar to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-01 Muhammad Akashi , Noam Soker

I present a scenario by which an accretion flow with alternating angular momentum sense on to a newly born neutron star in core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) efficiently amplifies magnetic fields and by that launches jets. The accretion flow…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-24 Noam Soker

Using the one-dimensional stellar evolution code MESA, we find that all our models in the initial mass range of 12-40 Mo, regardless of whether they have hydrogen-rich, hydrogen-stripped, or helium+hydrogen-stripped envelopes, have at least…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-03 Nikki Yat Ning Wang , Dmitry Shishkin , Noam Soker

Core collapse supernovae (SN) are the final stages of stellar evolution in massive stars during which the central region collapses, forms a neutron star (NS), and the outer layers are ejected. Recent explosion scenarios assumed that the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Khokhlov , Peter Hoeflich

I analyse recent three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of exploding core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) and find that a rapid increase in the diagnostic explosion energy occurs parallel to, or very shortly after, the accretion of gas…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-01 Noam Soker

We hydrodynamically simulate a core-collapse supernova (CCSN) explosion by launching three pairs of jets in the framework of the jittering-jets explosion mechanism (JJEM), and reproduce a morphology of two opposite circum-jet rings and a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-13 Muhammad Akashi , Noam Soker

Core-collapse supernova explosions are driven by a central engine that converts a small fraction of the gravitational binding energy released during core collapse to outgoing kinetic energy. The suspected mode for this energy conversion is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-25 Evan O'Connor , C. J. Horowitz , Zidu Lin , Sean Couch

Core-collapse supernovae are found in galaxies with ongoing star-formation. In a starburst galaxy hosting an active galactic nucleus with a relativistic jet, supernovae can take place inside the jet. The collision of the supernova ejecta…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-20 F. L. Vieyro , V. Bosch-Ramon , N. Torres-Albà

We conducted three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations to study the interaction of two late opposite jets with the ejecta of a core collapse supernova (CCSN), and study the bipolar structure that results from this interaction as the jets…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-06 Muhammad Akashi , Noam Soker