Published July 25, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Heavy element synthesis through disk winds in a collapsar

  • 1. Kumamoto National College of Technology, Kumamoto (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto (Japan)
  • 4. Center for Multimedia and Information Technologies, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto (Japan)

Description

We investigate heavy element synthesis through thermally driven winds launched from an inner neutron-rich region of an accretion disk in a collapsar. Various heavy elements are found to be produced through the wind. There exist three types of winds characterized by their abundant nuclei: (i) 56Ni (ii) light (Z=30-45) neutron-rich nuclei, and (iii) light (Z=<44) p-nuclei. We find that Ye,NSE>0.49, Ye,NSE=<0.45, and 0.45<Ye,NSE=<0.49 for winds of types (i) (ii), and (iii), respectively, where Ye,NSE is the electron fraction of the wind at T=9x109K. The collasar winds may be a lighter element primary process, suggested from Galactic evolution of Sr, Y, and Zr. The p-nuclei, 92Mo and 94Mo, which are underproduced in oxygen layers in a supernova, can be abundantly synthesized in the collapsar winds

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2005.05.013;
PII
S0375-9474(05)00639-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. A
Journal Volume
758
Journal Page Range
p. 47-50
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPABL

Conference

Title
8. international symposium on nuclei in the cosmos
Dates
19-23 Jul 2004
Place
Vancouver, BC (Canada)

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