Protoneutron stars (PNS) formed in core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) may contain an abundant number of muons due to the high temperatures and the high electron chemical potentials. The appearance of muons “softens” the PNS equation of state, triggers faster PNS contraction, and thus leads to increased luminosities and mean energies of all emitted neutrinos. In this thesis, I present the first self-consistent implementation of muons into CCSN simulations and their effect on the delayed neutrino-driven explosion mechanism.
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Protoneutron stars (PNS) formed in core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) may contain an abundant number of muons due to the high temperatures and the high electron chemical potentials. The appearance of muons “softens” the PNS equation of state, triggers faster PNS contraction, and thus leads to increased luminosities and mean energies of all emitted neutrinos. In this thesis, I present the first self-consistent implementation of muons into CCSN simulations and their effect on the delayed neutrino-dr...
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