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I construct the class of supernovae and supernova progenitors that result from fatal common envelope evolution (CEE). The fatal CEE progenitors are stellar binary systems where a companion spirals-in inside the envelope of a giant star and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-28 Noam Soker

We investigate the effects of the core-collapse supernova ejecta on a rapidly rotating and massive companion star. We show that the stripped mass raises by twice when compare with a massive but non-rotating companion star. In close binaries…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-08 Chunhua Zhu , Guoliang Lu , Zhaojun Wang

Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) are the explosive end-points of stellar evolution for $M_{ZAMS} \gtrsim 8$ $M_\odot$ stars. The cores of these stars collapse to neutron stars, a process in which high neutrino luminosity drives off the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-06 Anders Jerkstrand , Dan Milisavljevic , Bernhard Müller

We systematically examine how the presence in a binary affects the final core structure of a massive star and its consequences for the subsequent supernova explosion. Interactions with a companion star may change the final rate of rotation,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Ph. Podsiadlowski , N. Langer , A. J. T. Poelarends , S. Rappaport , A. Heger , E. Pfahl

The progenitors of core-collapse supernovae are stars with an initial mass greater than about 8M(sun). Understanding the evolution of these stars is necessary to comprehend the evolution and differences between supernovae. We have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 John J. Eldridge

Core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) impact many areas of astrophysics, including compact object formation and gravitational waves, but many uncertainties remain in our understanding of the evolution of their progenitors. We use the binary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-01 Mark Martinez , Anna O'Grady , Katelyn Breivik , Gina Chen

We examine binary systems where the more massive star, the primary, explodes as a core collapse supernova (CCSN) the secondary star is already a giant that intercepts a large fraction of the ejecta. The ejecta might pollute the secondary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Efrat Sabach , Noam Soker

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

Some supernova (SN) explosions show evidence for interaction with pre-existing non-spherically symmetric circumstellar medium (CSM) in their light curves, spectral line profiles, and polarization signatures. To better understand the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-28 P. Kurfürst , O. Pejcha , J. Krtička

Core-collapse supernova remnants (CCSNRs) are crucial for understanding the final stages of massive star evolution, as they reflect the imprints of their progenitors' pre-explosion activities. However, the evolution of CCSNRs, particularly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-02 Gaku Kawashima , Shiu-Hang Lee , Keiichi Maeda , Daniel Patnaude

In a supernova explosion, the ejecta interacting with the surrounding circumstellar medium (CSM) give rise to variety of radiation. Since CSM is created from the mass lost from the progenitor star, it carries footprints of the late time…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-24 Poonam Chandra

Core-collapse Supernovae (CCSNe) mark the deaths of stars more massive than about eight times the mass of the sun and are intrinsically the most common kind of catastrophic cosmic explosions. They can teach us about many important physical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-08 Maryam Modjaz , Claudia P. Gutierrez , Iair Arcavi

When a core-collapse supernova explodes in a binary star system, the ejecta might encounter an overdense shell, where the stellar winds of the two stars previously collided. In this work, we investigate effects of such interactions on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-19 Ondřej Pejcha , Diego Calderón , Petr Kurfürst

Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) are catastrophic astrophysical phenomena that occur during the last evolutionary stages of massive stars having initial masses of around 8 M$_{\odot}$ or more. These calamitous events play a pivotal role in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-29 Amar Aryan

Many supernovae (SNe) imply an interaction of the SN ejecta with matter (CSM) surrounding the progenitor star. This suggests that many massive stars may undergo various degrees of envelope stripping shortly before exploding, and produce a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-19 Andrea Ercolino , Harim Jin , Norbert Langer , Luc Dessart

Massive stars are characterized by a significant loss of mass either via spherically symmetric stellar winds or pre-explosion pulses, or by aspherical forms of circumstellar matter (CSM) such as bipolar lobes or outflowing circumstellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-08 Petr Kurfürst , Jiří Krtička

Supernovae in binary star systems involve a hydrodynamical interaction between the ejecta and a binary companion. This collision results in shock heating and a modified density structure for the ejecta, both of which affect the light curve.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-29 Gabriel Kumar , Logan J. Prust , Lars Bildsten

Core-collapse supernovae are among the most fascinating phenomena in astrophysics and provide a formidable challenge for theoretical investigation. They mark the spectacular end of the lives of massive stars and, in an explosive eruption,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-08 H. -Thomas Janka , Florian Hanke , Lorenz Huedepohl , Andreas Marek , Bernhard Mueller , Martin Obergaulinger

The detailed structure of core-collapse supernova progenitors is crucial for studying supernova explosion engines and the corresponding multimessenger signals. In this paper, we investigate the influence of stellar rotation on binary…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-18 Hao-Sheng Wang , Kuo-Chuan Pan

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