Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-09-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, to appear in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20065249
Using available data for C and M giants with Mbol<-3.6 in Magellanic Cloud clusters, we derive limits to the lifetimes of the corresponding evolutionary phases, as a function of stellar mass. The C-star phase is found to have a duration between 2 and 3 Myr for stars in the mass range from 1.5 to 2.8 Msun. There is also an indication that the peak of C-star lifetime shifts to lower masses (from slightly above to slightly below 2 Msun) as we move from LMC to SMC metallicities. The M-giant lifetimes also peak at 2 Msun in the LMC, with a maximum value of about 4 Myr, whereas in the SMC their lifetimes appear much shorter but, actually, they are poorly constrained by the data. These numbers constitute useful constraints to theoretical models of the TP-AGB phase. We show that several models in the literature underestimate the duration of the C-star phase at LMC metallicities.
Girardi Leo
Marigo Paola
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