Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-11-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, latex, 2 ps figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/S1384-1076(99)00009-3
We review the Galactic chemical evolution of Li6 and compare these results with recent observational determinations of the lithium isotopic ratio. In particular, we concentrate on so-called standard Galactic cosmic-ray nucleosynthesis in which Li, Be, and B are produced (predominantly) by the inelastic scattering of accelerated protons and \alpha's off of CNO nuclei in the ambient interstellar medium. If O/Fe is constant at low metallicities, then the Li6 vs Fe/H evolution-as well as Be and B vs Fe/H-has difficulty in matching the observations. However, recent determinations of Population II oxygen abundances, as measured via OH lines, indicate that O/Fe increases at lower metallicity; if this trend is confirmed, then the Li6 evolution in a standard model of cosmic-ray nucleosynthesis is consistent with the data. We also show that another key indicator of Li6BeB origin is the Li6/Be ratio which also fits the available data if O/Fe is not constant at low metallicity. Finally we note that Li6 evolution in this scenario can strongly constrain the degree to which Li6 and Li7 are depleted in halo stars.
Fields Brian D.
Olive Keith A.
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