Visualizing R-Process Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae using CINA
The Computational Infrastructure for Nuclear Astrophysics ("CINA") freely available at nucastrodata.org enables anyone to simulate isotope and element creation in exploding stellar events including novae, X-ray bursts, and supernovae. CINA has over 100 intuitive software tools for configuring, managing, and sharing simulation input and results and currently has registered users from over 40 institutions and 180 countries.
In collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pandia Software continues to enhance and support this one-of-a-kind software system. This animation, which was created using CINA's Element Synthesis Animator software tool, shows the results of an r-process simulation in a supernova event on the Chart of the Nuclides.