Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-07-30
Astrophys.Space Sci.291:27-56,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Language improved; accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Science
Scientific paper
10.1023/B:ASTR.0000029953.05806.
We investigate the dependence of the carbon and oxygen production in stars on the 3-alpha rate by varying the energy of the 02+-state of 12C and determine the resulting yields for a selection of low-mass, intermediate-mass, and massive stars. The yields are obtained using modern stellar evolution codes that follow the entire evolution of massive stars, including the supernova explosion, and consider in detail the 3rd dredge-up process during the thermally pulsating asymptotic giant branch of low-mass and intermediate-mass stars. Our results show that the C and O production in massive stars depends strongly on the initial mass, and that it is crucial to follow the entire evolution. A rather strong C production during the He-shell flashes compared to quiescent He burning leads to a lower sensitivity of the C and O production in low-mass and intermediate-mass stars on the 3-alpha-rate than predicted in our previous work. In particular, the C production of intermediate-mass stars seems to have a maximum close to the actual value of the 02+ energy level of 12C.
Csoto Attila
Heger Alexander
Oberhummer Heinz
Rauscher Thomas
Schlattl Helmut
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