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Superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are among the most energetic stellar explosions, yet their central power source remains uncertain. Models invoking magnetar spin-down or circumstellar interaction predict GeV gamma-ray emission once the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-21 Milena Crnogorčević , Tim Linden , Ariel Goobar , Brian D. Metzger

The $\gamma$-ray background from supernovae is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed efficiency of supernova explosions from star formation at various redshifts. The calculations presented here show how Type Ia SN rates compatible…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. Ruiz-Lapuente , M. Casse , E. Vangioni-Flam

We present non-LTE time-dependent radiative transfer simulations for ejecta produced by the detonation of an helium shell at the surface of a low-mass carbon/oxygen white dwarf (WD). This mechanism is one possible origin for supernovae…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Luc Dessart , D. John Hillier

The detection of GW170817 and the accompanying electromagnetic counterpart, AT2017gfo, have provided an important set of observational constraints for theoretical models of neutron star mergers, nucleosynthesis, and radiative transfer for…

The energetic bremsstrahlung photons up to 100 MeV produced in heavy ion collisions can be used as a sensitive probe to the short range correlation in atomic nuclei. The energy of the $\gamma$-rays can be measured by collecting the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-09 Dawei Si , Yan Zhou , Sheng Xiao , Zhigang Xiao

SN 2005kd is among the most luminous supernovae (SNe) to be discovered at X-ray wavelengths. We have re-analysed all good angular resolution (better than $20"$ FWHM PSF) archival X-ray data for SN 2005kd. The data reveal an X-ray light…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-17 Vikram V. Dwarkadas , C. Romero-Cañizales , R. Reddy , F. E. Bauer

Neutron star mergers (NSMs) are the first verified sites of rapid neutron capture (r-process) nucleosynthesis, and could emit gamma rays from the radioactive isotopes synthesized in the neutron-rich ejecta. These MeV gamma rays may provide…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-27 Xilu Wang , Nicole Vassh , Trevor Sprouse , Matthew Mumpower , Ramona Vogt , Jorgen Randrup , Rebecca Surman

The material expelled by core-collapse supernova (SN) explosions absorbs X-rays from the central regions. We use SN models based on three-dimensional neutrino-driven explosions to estimate optical depths to the center of the explosion,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-09-19 Dennis Alp , Josefin Larsson , Claes Fransson , M. Gabler , Annop Wongwathanarat , H. -Thomas Janka

We develop a numerical code to calculate the neutrino transfer with multi-energy and multi-angle in three dimensions (3D) for the study of core-collapse supernovae. The numerical code solves the Boltzmann equations for neutrino…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-03-26 Kohsuke Sumiyoshi , Shoichi Yamada

We present one-dimensional non-local thermodynamic equilibrium time-dependent radiative transfer simulations (using CMFGEN) of two sub-Chandrasekhar (sub-$M_{\rm Ch}$), one $M_{\rm Ch}$ and one super-$M_{\rm Ch}$ Type Ia SN ejecta models.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-27 Kevin Wilk , D. John Hillier , Luc Dessart

We present a review of X-ray observations of supernovae (SNe). By observing the (~0.1-100 keV) X-ray emission from young SNe, physical key parameters such as the circumstellar matter (CSM) density, mass-loss rate of the progenitor and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-13 Stefan Immler , Walter H. G. Lewin

Classical novae emit gamma-ray radiation at 511 keV and below, with a cut-off at around (20-30) keV, related to positron annihilation and its Comptonization in the expanding envelope. This emission has been elusive up to now, because it…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Hernanz , J. Jose , A. Coc , J. Gomez-Gomar , J. Isern

The pair-production absorption of high-energy gamma-rays by intergalactic low-energy photons is expected to produce a high-energy cutoff in the spectra of extragalactic sources which is a sensitive function of redshift. We first discuss the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. W. Stecker

SN2023ixf, a Type II supernova (SN) showing early signs of interaction with circumstellar material (CSM), has been observed with unprecedented detail across the electromagnetic spectrum since shock breakout. Here, we present nonlocal…

We present a code for generating synthetic SEDs and intensity maps from Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulation snapshots. The code is based on the Lucy (1999) Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer method, i.e. it follows discrete luminosity…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-03 O. Lomax , A. P. Whitworth

The interaction between a supernova ejecta and the circum-stellar medium drives a strong shock wave which accelerates particles (i.e., electrons and protons). The radio and X-ray emission observed after the supernova explosion constitutes…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-24 Shao-Qiang Xi , Ruo-Yu Liu , Xiang-Yu Wang , Rui-Zhi Yang , Qiang Yuan , Bing Zhang

We consider the radiative transfer problem in a plane-parallel slab of thermal electrons in the presence of an overcritical magnetic field. Under such conditions, the magnetic field behaves as a birefringent medium for the propagating…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-19 C. Ceccobello , R. Farinelli , L. Titarchuk

We present analytical and numerical studies of models of supernova-remnant (SNR) blast waves expanding into uniform media and interacting with a denser cavity wall, in one spatial dimension. We predict the nonthermal emission from such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-23 Zhu Tang , Stephen P. Reynolds , Sean M. Ressler

A simple formalism to describe nonthermal electron acceleration, evolution, and radiation in supernova remnants (SNRs) is presented. The electron continuity equation is analytically solved assuming that the nonthermal electron injection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Justin D. Finke , Charles D. Dermer

We introduce and test a new and highly efficient method for treating the thermal and radiative effects influencing the energy equation in SPH simulations of star formation. The method uses the density, temperature and gravitational…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Stamatellos , A. P. Whitworth , T. Bisbas , S. Goodwin