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Hans-Thomas Janka

Hans-Thomas Janka

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Physics

D-Index
113
Citations
37442
World Ranking
1067
National Ranking
90

Overview

Hans-Thomas Janka is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes in research within Physics and Astronomy. Their work primarily addresses several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, General Health Professions, Philosophy, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their main topics of research encompass:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Hans-Thomas Janka has published extensively, contributing to a wide range of scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Physical Review Letters

Notable recent papers by Hans-Thomas Janka are:

  • "Three-dimensional models of core-collapse supernovae from low-mass progenitors with implications for Crab," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Fast neutrino flavor instability in the neutron-star convection layer of three-dimensional supernova models," 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • "Muons in Supernovae: Implications for the Axion-Muon Coupling," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Fast neutrino flavor conversion, ejecta properties, and nucleosynthesis in newly-formed hypermassive remnants of neutron-star mergers," 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • "On the characteristics of fast neutrino flavor instabilities in three-dimensional core-collapse supernova models," 2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research efforts, with frequent co-authors including:

  • A. Wongwathanarat
  • S. Goriely
  • Irene Tamborra
  • Oliver Just
  • Andreas Bauswein

Best Publications

  • Explosion Mechanisms of Core-Collapse Supernovae

    Hans-Thomas Janka

  • Core-Collapse Supernovae from 9 to 120 Solar Masses Based on Neutrino-powered Explosions

    Tuguldur Sukhbold;T. Ertl;S. E. Woosley;Justin M. Brown

  • Monte Carlo Study of Supernova Neutrino Spectra Formation

    Mathias Th. Keil;Georg G. Raffelt;Hans-Thomas Janka

  • Neutron-star radius constraints from GW170817 and future detections

    Andreas Bauswein;Oliver Just;Hans-Thomas Janka;Nikolaos Stergioulas

  • Comprehensive nucleosynthesis analysis for ejecta of compact binary mergers

    Oliver Just;Andreas Bauswein;R. Ardevol Pulpillo;Stéphane Goriely

  • Energy Input and Mass Redistribution by Supernovae in the Interstellar Medium

    Katsuyo Thornton;Michael Gaudlitz;Hans-Thomas Janka;Matthias Steinmetz

  • Formation of Double Neutron Star Systems

    T. M. Tauris;T. M. Tauris;M. Kramer;P. C. C. Freire;N. Wex

  • Two-dimensional hydrodynamic core-collapse supernova simulations with spectral neutrino transport. I. Numerical method and results for a 15 M star

    R. Buras;M. Rampp;H.-T. Janka;K. Kifonidis

  • Neutrino signal of electron-capture supernovae from core collapse to cooling

    L. Hüdepohl;B. Müller;H.-T. Janka;A. Marek

  • PROGENITOR-EXPLOSION CONNECTION AND REMNANT BIRTH MASSES FOR NEUTRINO-DRIVEN SUPERNOVAE OF IRON-CORE PROGENITORS

    Marcella Ugliano;Hans-Thomas Janka;Andreas Marek;Almudena Arcones

  • SYSTEMATICS OF DYNAMICAL MASS EJECTION, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, AND RADIOACTIVELY POWERED ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS FROM NEUTRON-STAR MERGERS

    Andreas Bauswein;Stéphane Goriely;Hans-Thomas Janka

  • Improved Models of Stellar Core Collapse and Still No Explosions: What Is Missing?

    R. Buras;M. Rampp;H. T. Janka;K. Kifonidis

  • R-process nucleosynthesis in dynamically ejected matter of neutron star mergers

    Stephane Goriely;Andreas Bauswein;Hans-Thomas Janka

  • Physics of Core-Collapse Supernovae in Three Dimensions: a Sneak Preview

    Hans-Thomas Janka;Tobias Melson;Alexander Summa

  • Measuring neutron-star properties via gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers.

    A. Bauswein;H.-T. Janka

  • Multidimensional supernova simulations with approximative neutrino transport. I. Neutron star kicks and the anisotropy of neutrino-driven explosions in two spatial dimensions

    L. Scheck;K. Kifonidis;H.-T. Janka;E. Müller

  • Non-spherical core collapse supernovae. I. Neutrino-driven convection, Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities, and the formation and propagation of metal clumps

    K. Kifonidis;T. Plewa;T. Plewa;H. T. Janka;E. Müller

  • Is Strong SASI Activity the Key to Successful Neutrino-Driven Supernova Explosions?

    Florian Hanke;Andreas Marek;Bernhard Mueller;Hans-Thomas Janka

  • Relativistic outflows from remnants of compact object mergers and their viability for short gamma-ray bursts

    M. A. Aloy;H.-T. Janka;E. Müller

  • Relativistic outflows from remnants of compact object mergers and their viability for short gamma-ray bursts

    M.A. Aloy;H.-T. Janka;E. Mueller

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg G. Raffelt
Georg G. Raffelt Max Planck Society
Stéphane Goriely
Stéphane Goriely Université Libre de Bruxelles
Alexander Heger
Alexander Heger Monash University
Gabriel Martínez-Pinedo
Gabriel Martínez-Pinedo Technical University of Darmstadt
Claes Fransson
Claes Fransson Stockholm University
Christian D. Ott
Christian D. Ott Max Planck Society
Shoichi Yamada
Shoichi Yamada Waseda University
Stan Woosley
Stan Woosley University of California, Santa Cruz
Chris L. Fryer
Chris L. Fryer Los Alamos National Laboratory
K. L. Page
K. L. Page University of Leicester

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