[vsnet-j 562] Re: On helium novae (Starrfield)

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Re: On helium novae (Starrfield)

> Yes, the ignition on the bottom of the accreted helium layer will lead
> the central carbon ignition, which will become a SN Ia.  Such model
> are called as "double detonation".  See e.g. Livne and Arnett (1995)
> ApJ, 452, 62, or Woosley and Weaver (1994) ApJ, 423, 371.

    Livne and Arnett (1995) used a 2-D model to follow the ignition.
However, it seems to be a question whether this is always true in 3-D
cases.  Garcia-Senz et al. (1999) A&A 349, 177 show some results of
3-D calculations and succeeded in reproduced double detonations, but
they also stated that the evolution is sensitive to initial conditions.
(As I'm not an expert of this field, I'm not sure this is an adequate
reference).

Regards,
Taichi Kato