Astrophysics > Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
[Submitted on 25 Apr 2025
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Title: The impact of wind mass loss on nucleosynthesis and yields of very massive stars at low metallicity
Title: 低金属丰度下风质量损失对极高质量恒星的核合成及其产率的影响
Abstract: The chemical feedback from stellar winds in low metallicity (Z) environments is key for understanding the evolution of globular clusters and the early Universe. With disproportionate mass lost from the most massive stars (M > 100Msun), and an excess of such stars expected at the lowest metallicities, their contribution to the enrichment of the early pristine clusters could be significant. In this work, we examine the effect of mass loss at low metallicity on the nucleosynthesis and wind yields of (very) massive stars. We calculate stellar models with initial masses ranging from 30 to 500Msun during core Hydrogen and Helium burning phases, at four metallicities ranging from 20% Zsun down to 1% Zsun. The ejected masses and net yields are provided for each grid of models. While mass-loss rates decrease with Z, we find that not only are wind yields significant, but the nucleosynthesis is also altered due to the change in central temperatures and therefore also plays a role. We find that 80-300Msun models can produce large quantities of Na-rich and O-poor material, relevant for the observed Na-O anti-correlation in globular clusters.
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From: Erin Rose Higgins [view email][v1] Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:00:02 UTC (2,184 KB)
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