EAS Publications Series

Table of Contents - 2004 - Volume 11, The Future Astronuclear Physics  

Research Article

Core-Collapse Supernovae Induced by Anisotropic Neutrino Radiation

The Future Astronuclear Physics, Bruxelles, Belgique.

Y. Motizukia1, H. Madokoroa1 and T. Shimizua1

a1 RIKEN, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako 351-0198, Japan

Abstract

We demonstrate the important role of anisotropic neutrino radiation on the mechanism of core-collapse supernova explosions. Through a newparameter study with a fixed radiation field of neutrinos, we show thatprolate explosions caused by globally anisotropic neutrino radiationrepresent the most effective mechanism of increasing the explosionenergy when the total neutrino luminosity is given. This is suggestive ofthe fact that the expanding materials of SN 1987A have a prolategeometry.

(Online publication July 12 2004)