DECAY CHAIN · ⁵⁶Ni → ⁵⁶Co → ⁵⁶Fe
unseel.com · the radioactive battery inside a supernova
phase t = 0 d
luminosity
stage
⁵⁶Ni (t½ 6.075 d)
⁵⁶Co (t½ 77.24 d)
γ-rays & e⁺ · ⁵⁶Fe
Unseel.com · The Nickel-56 to Cobalt-56 Decay Chain That Powers Every Supernova Light Curve