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The Gamma-Ray Spectrum of Classical Novae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

M. Hernanz ,
J. José  and
J. Gómez
M. Hernanz
Affiliation:
Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CSIC), Camí de Sta. Bàrbara s/n, 17300 Blanes (Girono), Spain
J. José
Affiliation:
Dept. Física i Eng. Nuclear, EUPVG, UPC, Avda. Víctor Balaguer s/n, 08800 Vilanova i la G. (Barcelona), Spain
J. Gómez
Affiliation:
Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CSIC), Camí de Sta. Bàrbara s/n, 17300 Blanes (Girono), Spain

Abstract

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We report on preliminary hydrodynamic simulations of thermonuclear runaways in the hydrogen-rich envelopes of accreting white dwarfs, leading to nova outbursts. A one-dimensional, Lagrangian, implicit, hydrodynamic code (Kutter & Sparks 1972) has been used to reproduce the gross features of a classical nova, from the onset of accretion, through the progress of the outburst up to the expansion stage, where significant mass loss takes place. Special interest is focused on the synthesis of 22Na and 26Al, for their interest in γ-ray line astrophysics. The γ-ray spectrum is built by means of a Monte Carlo simulation.

Type
Novae & Symbiotic Stars
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 158: Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects , 1996 , pp. 303 - 304
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996

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