Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994metic..29s.475h&link_type=abstract
Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 29, no. 4, p. 475-476
Computer Science
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Aluminum Isotopes, Chemical Composition, Isotopic Enrichment, Orgueil Meteorite, Oxygen Isotopes, Anomalies, Ion Probes, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Mass
Scientific paper
Oxygen isotopic compositions and initial Al-26/Al-27 ratios were reported for two presolar Al2O3 grains, Orgueil B and Bishunpur B39. In Orgueil B, O-17/O-16 is about twice the solar value but O-18/O-16 is normal. In B39, O-17/O-16 is approximately 7x higher than solar and O-18/O-16 is 0.6x the solar value. Spectroscopic observations of red giant stars show similar O compositions, which result when material that has experienced partial H burning is mixed into the stellar envelope by the first dredge-up. The O-17/O-16 ratios indicate that Orgueil B originated around a star of approximately 1.5 solar mass, while B39 formed around either a approximately 2 solar mass or 4-7 solar mass star. Both grains formed with Al-26/Al-27 ratios of approximately 10-3. Aluminum-26 is produced in the H shell after core H burning has ceased and first dredge-up has occurred. It is spread through the envelope by the third dredge-up, which occurs in low- and intermediate-mass stars as a series of mixing events driven by thermal pulses in the He shell. In intermediate-mass stars (3-8 solar mass), Al-26 can also be brought to the surface by the second dredge-up, which occurs at the end of core He burning. We have measured Ti isotopes by ion probe in Orgueil B and Bishunpur B39, looking for evidence of He-shell nucleosynthesis. Stars of approximately 1.5 solar mass do not experience second dredge-up, so the Al-26 in Orgueil B must have been mixed outward during third dredge-up, which also supplies He-shell material to the envelope. The size of the isotopic shifts in Ti and Mg suggest that Orgueil B contains approximately 5-10x more material from the He-shell than from the H-shell. In contrast, the lack of measurable Mg and Ti anomalies in B39 imply little or no He-shell contribution. This indicates that Al-26 in B39 was supplied by second dredge-up prior to He-shell ignition and points to a parent star of 4-7 solar mass.
Fahey Albert J.
Huss Gary R.
Wasserburg Gerald J.
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