Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-09-03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
7 pages, 6 figures, MNRAS submitted
Scientific paper
Recently it has been proposed that there are two types of SN Ia progenitors -- short-lived and long-lived. On the basis of this idea, we develope a theory of a unified mechanism for the formation of the bimodal radial distribution of iron and oxygen in the Galactic disc. The underlying cause for the formation of the fine structure of the radial abundance pattern is the influence of spiral arms, specifically, the combined effect of the corotation resonance and turbulent diffusion. From our modelling we conclude that to explain the bimodal radial distributions simultaneously for oxygen and iron and to obtain approximately equal total iron output from different types of supernovae, the mean ejected iron mass per supernova event should be the same as quoted in literature if maximum mass of stars, that eject heavy elements, is $50 M_{\odot}$. For the upper mass limit of $70 M_{\odot}$ the production of iron by a supernova II explosion should be increased by about 1.5 times.
Acharova I. A.
Lépine Jacques R. D.
Mishurov Yu. N.
Shustov Boris M.
Tutukov Aleksandr V.
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