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Pair-instability Supernovae

Pair-Instability Supernovae is a theoretical model of stellar explosion that belongs to the class of core-collapse supernovae, distinguished by the triggering mechanism involving photon–photon interactions producing electron–positron pairs, which reduce radiation pressure, induce catastrophic core contraction, and lead to explosive oxygen burning in very massive stars (typically 140–260 solar masses).

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The Nucleosynthetic Signature of Population III

Alexander Heger, S. E. Woosley · The Astrophysical Journal · 2002 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae

S. E. Woosley · The Astrophysical Journal · 2017 · 717 citations · Full text

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Pulsational pair instability as an explanation for the most luminous supernovae

S. E. Woosley, Alexander Heger · Nature · 2007 · 667 citations · Full text

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A new route towards merging massive black holes

Pablo Marchant, N. Langer, Philipp Podsiadlowski et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2016 · 620 citations · Full text

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Dynamics of Supernova Explosion Resulting from Pair Formation

Z. Barkat, G. Rakavy, N. Sack · Physical Review Letters · 1967 · 524 citations

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  1. AH
    Alexander Heger

    Monash University, Australia

    13 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. SE
    S. E. Woosley

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    12 publications · 4.3K citations

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  3. DJ
    Daniel J. Whalen

    University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 731 citations

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  4. DE
    D. E. Holz

    University of Chicago, United States

    9 publications · 1K citations

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  5. TJ
    Takashi J. Moriya

    National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan

    9 publications · 967 citations

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Institutions

351

  1. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    25 h-index

    34 publications

    9.8K citations

  2. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    23 h-index

    31 publications

    3K citations

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    20 h-index

    49 publications

    4.5K citations

  4. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    20 h-index

    51 publications

    3.8K citations

  5. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    19 h-index

    23 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    18 h-index

    31 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    17 h-index

    25 publications

    3K citations

  8. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    4.2K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 64 publications · 9.2K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    43 publications · 2.8K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    17 publications · 2.2K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    18 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 5 publications · 1.2K citations

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