PI Name: Sean Couch, Michigan State University
Allocation Program: 2017 INCITE
Research Domain: Physics

The process by which core-collapse supernovae (CCSN) are produced drives the development of the heavier elements, which are distributed throughout the universe after a massive star explodes under its own weight. Project researchers will conduct a comprehensive study of the mechanisms that cause core-collapse supernovae utilizing 3D magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)simulations of the collapse of rotating, magnetic stellar cores. Their earlier work has demonstrated the importance of turbulence in the supernova mechanism and, thus, drives this INCITE project, which is to treat MHD with the highest fidelity possible. This research used resources of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility at Argonne National Laboratory, which is Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility supported under DE-AC02-06CH11357.