arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv 0912.4399astro-ph.SR
收藏

大质量AGB和超AGB星中锂的产生对理解球状星团中多星族的作用

The role of lithium production in massive AGB and super--AGB stars for the understanding of multiple populations in Globular Clusters

Paolo Ventura, Francesca D'Antona

摘要:

锂是通过热底燃烧过程在大质量渐近巨星分支(AGB)恒星的包层中形成的。在球状星团中,这一过程是热CNO燃烧的一个可能来源,其核产物随后被喷射到团内介质中并参与第二代恒星的形成,解释了星团恒星中化学元素的特殊分布。我们讨论了金属丰度Z=0.001的AGB星在3-6.3 Msun质量范围内的锂产额,以及超AGB星在6.5-9 Msun质量范围内的锂产额。这些产量的定性行为进行了讨论的不同群众的物理结构。虽然许多不确定性会影响这些恒星的其他产额(例如O、Na和Mg),但更大的不确定性会影响锂产额,因为它极大地依赖于所采用的质量损失描述。当我们采用我们的标准质量损失公式时,得到了非常大的产额,特别是对超AGB星,我们讨论了它们对球状星团中第二代星的锂丰度的可能作用。

英文摘要:

Lithium is made up in the envelopes of massive Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars through the process of Hot Bottom Burning. In Globular Clusters, this processing is one possible source of the hot-CNO burning whose nuclear products are then ejected into the intracluster medium and take part in the formation of a second stellar generation, explaining the peculiar distribution of chemical elements among the cluster stars. We discuss the lithium yields from AGB stars in the mass range 3-6.3 Msun, and from super-AGB stars of masses in the range 6.5-9 Msun for metallicity Z=0.001. The qualitative behaviour of these yields is discussed in terms of the physical structure of the different masses. Although many uncertainties affect the other yields of these stars (e.g. O, Na and Mg), even larger uncertainties affect the lithium yield, as it depends dramatically on the adopted description of mass loss. When we adopt our standard mass loss formulation, very large yields are obtained especially for the super-AGB stars, and we discuss their possible role on the lithium abundance of second generation stars in globular clusters.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑