NASA NTRS · 19880023097
Collapsing white dwarfs
Abstract
The results of the hydrodynamic collapse of an accreting C + O white dwarf are presented. Collapse is induced by electron captures in the iron core behind a conductive deflagration front. The shock wave produced by the hydrodynamic bounce of the iron core stalls at about 115 km, and thus a neutron star formed in such a model would be formed as an optically quiet event.
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Baron, E., Cooperstein, J., Kahana, S., Nomoto, K.. 1987-09-01. Collapsing white dwarfs. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880023097
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