Abstract: Energy cost that bounce shock wave on its propagation through outer iron core must pay for dissociation of heavy nuclei is considered as an adjusted parameter. Based on this, the method of artificial prompt explosion model is proposed to research effects of iron core mass of SN Ⅱ on prompt explosion. Range of iron core mass of presuperonva models which can produce prompt explosion is estimatd. The preliminary investsgation shows that iron core mass of presupermova models of WW(1993) is too large to produce prompt explosion.

Key words: supernova, equivalent iron core mass, prompt explosion