THERMONUCLEAR .Ia SUPERNOVAE FROM HELIUM SHELL DETONATIONS: EXPLOSION MODELS AND OBSERVABLES
THERMONUCLEAR .Ia SUPERNOVAE FROM HELIUM SHELL DETONATIONS: EXPLOSION MODELS AND OBSERVABLES
During the early evolution of an AM CVn system, helium is accreted onto the surface of a white dwarf under conditions suitable for unstable thermonuclear ignition. The turbulent motions induced by the convective burning phase in the He envelope become strong enough to influence the propagation of burning fronts and …