Propagating Uncertainties from Nuclear Physics to Gamma-rays in Core Collapse Supernovae

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Main Authors:	Fryer, Chris L, Schatz, Hendrik, Jones, Samuel, Kedia, Atul, Longland, Richard, Magistrelli, Fabio, Navo, Gerard, Issa, Joshua, Young, Patrick A, Laird, Alison M., Blackmon, Jeffery C., Arcones, Almudena, Cupp, Samuel, Frohlich, Carla, Herwig, Falk, Hungerford, Aimee, Li, Chen-Qi, McLaughlin, G. C., Meyer, Bradley S., Mumpower, Matthew R., Qian, Yong-Zhong
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory
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author	Fryer, Chris L Schatz, Hendrik Jones, Samuel Kedia, Atul Longland, Richard Magistrelli, Fabio Navo, Gerard Issa, Joshua Young, Patrick A Laird, Alison M. Blackmon, Jeffery C. Arcones, Almudena Cupp, Samuel Frohlich, Carla Herwig, Falk Hungerford, Aimee Li, Chen-Qi McLaughlin, G. C. Meyer, Bradley S. Mumpower, Matthew R. Qian, Yong-Zhong
author_facet	Fryer, Chris L Schatz, Hendrik Jones, Samuel Kedia, Atul Longland, Richard Magistrelli, Fabio Navo, Gerard Issa, Joshua Young, Patrick A Laird, Alison M. Blackmon, Jeffery C. Arcones, Almudena Cupp, Samuel Frohlich, Carla Herwig, Falk Hungerford, Aimee Li, Chen-Qi McLaughlin, G. C. Meyer, Bradley S. Mumpower, Matthew R. Qian, Yong-Zhong
contents	Nuclear yields are powerful probes of supernova explosions, their engines and their progenitors. In addition, as we improve our understanding of these explosions, we can use nuclear yields to probe dense matter and neutrino physics, both of which play a critical role in the central supernova engine. Especially with upcoming gamma-ray detectors that can directly detect radioactive isotopes out to increasing distances from gamma-rays emitted during their decay, nuclear yields have the potential to provide some of the most direct probes of supernova engines and stellar burning. To utilize these probes, we must understand and limit the uncertainties in their production. Uncertainties in the nuclear physics can be minimized by combining both laboratory experiments and nuclear theory. Similarly, astrophysical uncertainties caused by simplified explosion trajectories can be minimized by higher-fidelity stellar-evolution and supernova-engine models. This paper reviews the physics and astrophysics uncertainties in modeling nucleosynthetic yields, identifying the key areas of study needed to maximize the potential of supernova yields as probes of astrophysical transients and dense-matter physics.
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spellingShingle	Propagating Uncertainties from Nuclear Physics to Gamma-rays in Core Collapse Supernovae Fryer, Chris L Schatz, Hendrik Jones, Samuel Kedia, Atul Longland, Richard Magistrelli, Fabio Navo, Gerard Issa, Joshua Young, Patrick A Laird, Alison M. Blackmon, Jeffery C. Arcones, Almudena Cupp, Samuel Frohlich, Carla Herwig, Falk Hungerford, Aimee Li, Chen-Qi McLaughlin, G. C. Meyer, Bradley S. Mumpower, Matthew R. Qian, Yong-Zhong High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory Nuclear yields are powerful probes of supernova explosions, their engines and their progenitors. In addition, as we improve our understanding of these explosions, we can use nuclear yields to probe dense matter and neutrino physics, both of which play a critical role in the central supernova engine. Especially with upcoming gamma-ray detectors that can directly detect radioactive isotopes out to increasing distances from gamma-rays emitted during their decay, nuclear yields have the potential to provide some of the most direct probes of supernova engines and stellar burning. To utilize these probes, we must understand and limit the uncertainties in their production. Uncertainties in the nuclear physics can be minimized by combining both laboratory experiments and nuclear theory. Similarly, astrophysical uncertainties caused by simplified explosion trajectories can be minimized by higher-fidelity stellar-evolution and supernova-engine models. This paper reviews the physics and astrophysics uncertainties in modeling nucleosynthetic yields, identifying the key areas of study needed to maximize the potential of supernova yields as probes of astrophysical transients and dense-matter physics.
title	Propagating Uncertainties from Nuclear Physics to Gamma-rays in Core Collapse Supernovae
topic	High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory
url	https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.04464