Non-LTE modeling of supernova-fallback disks

dc.creatorWerner, K.
dc.creatorNagel, T.
dc.creatorRauch, T.
dc.date2006-08-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:39:51Z
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dc.descriptionWe present a first detailed spectrum synthesis calculation of a supernova-fallback disk composed of iron. We assume a geometrically thin disk with a radial structure described by the classical alpha-disk model. The disk is represented by concentric rings radiating as plane-parallel slabs. The vertical structure and emission spectrum of each ring is computed in a fully self-consistent manner by solving the structure equations simultaneously with the radiation transfer equations under non-LTE conditions. We describe the properties of a specific disk model and discuss various effects on the emergent UV/optical spectrum. We find that strong iron-line blanketing causes broad absorption features over the whole spectral range. Limb darkening changes the spectral distribution up to a factor of four depending on the inclination angle. Consequently, such differences also occur between a blackbody spectrum and our model. The overall spectral shape is independent of the exact chemical composition as long as iron is the dominant species. A pure iron composition cannot be distinguished from silicon-burning ash. Non-LTE effects are small and restricted to few spectral features.
dc.descriptionApSS, accepted, Proceedings of Isolated Neutron Stars: from the Interior to the Surface, April 24-28, 2006, London, UK
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608529
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608529
dc.identifierAstrophys.SpaceSci.308:141-149,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s10509-007-9349-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/181177
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleNon-LTE modeling of supernova-fallback disks
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