F. X. Timmes et al. 2000 ApJ 543 938 doi:10.1086/317135
F. X. Timmes1,2, M. Zingale1,2, K. Olson1,3, B. Fryxell1,3, P. Ricker1,2, A. C. Calder1,2, L. J. Dursi1,2, H. Tufo1, P. MacNeice4, J. W. Truran1,2,3 and R. Rosner1,2,3
Show affiliationsWe present the results of a numerical study on two-dimensional carbon detonations. For an upstream density of 107 g cm-3 the length-to-width ratio of the detonation cells is about 1.6 and is not strongly dependent on the spatial resolution of the simulation. However, the curvature of the weak incident shocks, strength of the triple points and transverse waves, and sizes of the underreacted and overreacted regions all depend strongly on the spatial resolution of the calculation. These resolution studies help define the minimum resolution required by multidimensional Type Ia supernovae models where the cellular structure of a detonation front is a key feature of the model.
hydrodynamics; instabilities; nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances; shock waves; supernovae: general
Issue 2 (2000 November 10)
Received 2000 February 21, accepted for publication 2000 June 1
F. X. Timmes et al. 2000 ApJ 543 938
K. Robinson et al. 2004 ApJ 601 621
M. Zingale et al. 2002 ApJS 143 539
B. Fryxell et al. 2000 ApJS 131 273
J. B. Bell et al. 2004 ApJ 608 883
A. C. Calder et al. 2002 ApJS 143 201
A. S. Almgren et al. 2008 ApJ 684 449
M. Zingale et al. 2001 ApJS 133 195
A. S. Almgren et al. 2006 ApJ 649 927
M Zingale et al 2006 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 46 385