Simulation of the growth of the 3D Rayleigh-Taylor instability in supernova remnants using an expanding reference frame

Author: Fraschetti F.   Teyssier R.   Ballet J.   Decourchelle A.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|515|issue|A104-A104

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.515, Iss.issue, 2010-06, pp. : A104-A104

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Abstract

Context. The Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities that are generated by the deceleration of a supernova remnant during the ejecta-dominated phase are known to produce finger-like structures in the matter distribution that modify the geometry of the remnant. The morphology of supernova remnants is also expected to be modified when efficient particle acceleration occurs at their shocks.