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| “Outflows” (red), regions where plumes of hot gas escape the intense nuclear burning at a star’s surface, form at the onset of convection in the helium shell of some white dwarf stars. This visualization depicts early convection on the surface of white dwarf stars of different masses. (Image credit: Adam Jacobs, Stony Brook University) |
See the full article published by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Leadership Computing Facility here:
https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/2015/12/08/titan-helps-researchers-explore-explosive-star-scenarios/
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