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by queuebert 495 days ago
That is weird. Is the conventional explanation a flash from one of the last fusion stages right before core collapse?
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The core collapse itself produces most of the neutrinos. All of these protons are squeezed together with electrons which produces neutrons and neutrinos.
I was referring to the earlier monoenergetic flash. Yes, most should be produced through electron capture in the collapse, but for earlier event to be monoenergetic suggests a specific nuclear process to me.