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AGB星的演化和化学产额:低温不透明度的影响

Evolution and chemical yields of AGB stars: effects of low-temperature opacities

Paolo Ventura, Paola Marigo

摘要:

集中于中低质量恒星所经历的热脉冲渐近巨星分支阶段的研究在许多天体物理学背景中是极其重要的。特别是,它们的化学产额的详细计算对于从星系的化学演化到球状星团形成背后的机制等几个问题至关重要。在影响这一阶段的理论模型的所有不确定性中,以及在文献中描述的,仍然需要充分澄清哪些结果受到使用不充分的低温不透明度的严重影响,在大多数情况下,这些不透明度是根据恒星的原始化学成分计算的,并且不考虑由于第三次挖掘和热底燃烧的发生而引起的表面化学变化。我们的调查就是要调查这一点。通过完整的进化模型,包括新的一套分子不透明度专门与AESOPUS工具计算,我们强调恒星模型,在那些目前在文献中,需要大幅修订,主要是在预测的化学产量。讨论了对流、热底燃烧和低温不透明处理之间的相互作用

英文摘要:

The studies focused on the Thermally-Pulsing Asymptotic Giant Branch phase experienced by low- and intermediate-mass stars are extremely important in many astrophysical contexts. In particular, a detailed computation of their chemical yields is essential for several issues, ranging from the chemical evolution of galaxies, to the mechanisms behind the formation of globular clusters. Among all the uncertainties affecting the theoretical modelling of this phase, and described in the literature, it remains to be fully clarified which results are severely affected by the use of inadequate low-temperature opacities, that are in most cases calculated on the basis of the original chemical composition of the stars, and do not consider the changes in the surface chemistry due to the occurrence of the third dredge-up and hot-bottom burning. Our investigation is aimed at investigating this point. By means of full evolutionary models including new set of molecular opacities computed specifically with the AESOPUS tool, we highlight which stellar models, among those present in the literature, need a substantial revision, mainly in relation to the predicted chemical yields. The interplay among convection, hot bottom burning and the low-temperature opacity treatment is also discussed

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