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Rubidium, zirconium, and lithium production in intermediate-mass asymptotic giant branch stars

Date

Authors

van Raai, M. A.

Lugaro, Maria

Karakas, Amanda

Garcia-Hernandez, D. A.

Yong, David

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

Context. A recent survey of a large sample of Galactic intermediate-mass (>3 M ⊙) asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars shows that they exhibit large overabundances of rubidium (Rb) up to 100-1000 times solar. In contrast, zirconium (Zr) is not enriched i

Keywords

Keywords: AGB stars; Asymptotic giant branch stars; Complementary constraints; Convective envelope; Cross section; Lithium production; Magellanic Clouds; Metallicities; Neutron production; Nuclear reactions , nucleosynthesis , abundances; Partial mixing; Production Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances; Stars: AGB and post-AGB

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72003

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1051/0004-6361/201117896