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低金属丰度的大质量AGB模型:贫金属球状星团自富集情景的意义

Massive AGB models of low metallicity: the implications for the self-enrichment scenario in metal poor Globular Clusters

Paolo Ventura, Francesca D'Antona

摘要:

背景:我们提出了低金属量的中等质量恒星模型的物理和化学性质,沿着热脉冲阶段演变。目的:这项工作的目标是扩展到低金属丰度,Z = 1,2和6 × 10 ^{-4},以前计算的化学模型的典型球状星团的中间金属丰度(Z = 0.001),以及我们银河系中发现的最富金属的星系团(Z = 0.004);主要目标是测试贫金属球状星团的自富集情况。我们计算了金属丰度Z = 10 ^{-4}、2 × 10 ^{-4}和6 × 10 ^{-4}的三个中质量模型网格;在整个AGB阶段,进化序列从主序前开始,几乎直到整个包膜的排出。我们讨论的喷出物的化学,特别是质量分数的那些元素,已被调查期间的许多,深,spectrocopic调查的球状星团结果:虽然氧和钠的数据是稀缺的低金属含量球状星团,少数数据的未进化的恒星在NGC6397是兼容的模型。此外,我们发现与星团M15中未演化恒星的C-N关系很好的一致。然而,在这个星团中,没有发现低氧([O/Fe]=-1)的恒星。根据目前的模型,最大的,非常贫金属的星团应该包含这样的恒星。在最低金属丰度Z = 10 ^{-4}时,由于氧丰度的急剧下降,质量最大的AGB的喷出物具有C/O> 1。我们讨论了这一预测的可能影响。

英文摘要:

Context: We present the physical and chemical properties of intermediate-mass stars models of low metallicity, evolved along the thermal pulse phase. Aims: The target of this work is to extend to low metallicities, Z=1,2 and 6 x 10^{-4}, the models previously computed for chemistries typical of Globular Clusters of an intermediate metallicity (Z=0.001), and for the most metal-rich clusters found in our Galaxy (Z=0.004); the main goal is to test the self-enrichment scenario also for metal poor Globular Clusters Methods: We calculated three grids of intermediate-mass models with metallicities Z=10^{-4}, 2x10^{-4}, and 6x10^{-4}; the evolutionary sequences are followed from the pre-main sequence throughout the AGB phase, almost until the ejection of the whole envelope. We discuss the chemistry of the ejecta, and in particular the mass fractions of those elements that have been investigated during the many, deep, spectrocopic surveys of Globular Clusters Results: Although the data for oxygen and sodium are scarce for low metallicity Globular Clusters, the few data for the unevolved stars in NGC6397 are compatible with the models. Further, we find good agreement with the C--N anticorrelation of unevolved stars in the cluster M15. In this cluster, however, no stars having low oxygen ([O/Fe] = -1) have been detected. The most massive, very metal poor clusters, should contain such stars, according to the present models. At the lowest metallicity Z=10^{-4}, the ejecta of the most massive AGBs have C/O>1, due to the dramatic decrease of the oxygen abundance. We discuss the possible implications of this prediction.

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