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carbon detonation
Noun
countable
uncountable
(astronomy,
nuclear
physics)
The
explosive
ignition
of
thermonuclear
fusion
within
a
carbon-oxygen
white
dwarf
star
that
occurs
when
its
mass
exceeds
approximately
1.4
times
that
of
the
Sun
(due
to
accretion
of
material
or
merger
with
another
star),
producing
a
supernova
which
completely
destroys
the
star.
Japanese Meaning
カーボン・デトネーション：炭素酸素系白色矮星において、質量が太陽の約1.4倍を超える際に、物質の降着や星の合体によって引き起こされる熱核融合の爆発的な点火現象。この現象により超新星が発生し、星自体が完全に破壊される。
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(astronomy,
nuclear
physics)
The
explosive
ignition
of
thermonuclear
fusion
within
a
carbon-oxygen
white
dwarf
star
that
occurs
when
its
mass
exceeds
approximately
1.4
times
that
of
the
Sun
(due
to
accretion
of
material
or
merger
with
another
star),
producing
a
supernova
which
completely
destroys
the
star.
（ plural ）
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(astronomy, nuclear physics) The explosive ignition of thermonuclear fusion within a carbon-oxygen white dwarf star that occurs when its mass exceeds approximately 1.4 times that of the Sun (due to accretion of material or merger with another star), producing a supernova which completely destroys the star.
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carbon detonation
The research team published a paper arguing that the observed Type Ia supernova was caused by a carbon detonation in a carbon-oxygen white dwarf following mass accretion from a companion star.
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The research team published a paper arguing that the observed Type Ia supernova was caused by a carbon detonation in a carbon-oxygen white dwarf following mass accretion from a companion star.
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