Impact of the New Measurement of the 12C + 12C Fusion Cross Section on the Final Compactness of Massive Stars

@article{Chieffi2021ImpactOT,
title={Impact of the New Measurement of the 12C + 12C Fusion Cross Section on the Final Compactness of Massive Stars},
author={Alessandro Chieffi and Lorenzo Roberti and Marco Limongi and Marco La Cognata and Livio Lamia and Sara Palmerini and Rosario Gianluca Pizzone and Roberta Spart{\a} and Aurora Tumino},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2021},
volume={916}
}`
We discuss how the new measurement of the 12C + 12C fusion cross section carried out with the Trojan Horse Method affects the compactness of a star, i.e., basically the binding energy of the inner mantle, at the onset of the core collapse. In particular, we find that this new cross section significantly changes the dependence of the compactness on the initial mass with respect to previous findings obtained in Chieffi & Limongi by adopting the classical cross section provided by Caughlan… Expand
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