Title: Nucleosynthesis and other Messengers from Supernovae

Abstract: Core-collapse supernovae are rich multi-physics laboratories. Originating from the gravitational collapse of massive stars, they are a key site of element synthesis and the birthplace of neutron stars and black holes.

These supernovae are a source of gravitational waves, they emit copious quantities of neutrinos, and they put on a bright electromagnetic display. However, numerical simulations of core-collapse supernovae remain a challenging and computationally expensive problem. This is an open question in itself, but also affects the prediction of observable signatures, such as nucleosynthesis or light curves.

In this talk, I will present the research undertaken here at NCSU and the contributions we have made to the modeling of supernovae and nucleosynthesis. I will focus on the multi-messenger predictions from nuclei to electromagnetic signals to neutrinos from our models, and on the novel pipeline we have developed for this. I will also present the first hydrodynamic core-collapse supernova simulation which simultaneously includes neutrino flavor transformations. I will conclude by discussing some ongoing and future projects.

Host: Department of Physics