Silicon and Carbon Isotopic Ratios in AGB Stars: SiCGrain Data, Models, and the Galactic Evolution of the Si Isotopes

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2006

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Zinner, Ernst
Nittler, Larry R
Gallino, Roberto
Karakas, Amanda
Lugaro, Maria Anna
Straniero, O
Lattanzio, John

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IOP Publishing

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Presolar SiC grains of the mainstream, Y, and Z type are believed to come from carbon stars. We compared their C and Si isotopic ratios with theoretical models for the envelope compositions of AGB stars. Two sets of models (FRANEC and Monash) use a range

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Keywords: Dust, extinction; Galaxy: evolution; Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances; Stars: AGB and post-AGB; Stars: carbon

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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2037-12-31