Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-02-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 14 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20078571
We propose an explanation for the considerable scatter of the abundances of neutron capture elements observed in low-metallicity stars in the solar vicinity, compared to the small star-to-star scatter observed for the alpha-elements. We have developed a stochastic chemical evolution model in which the main assumption is a random formation of new stars subject to the condition that the cumulative mass distribution follows a given initial mass function. With our model, we are able to reproduce the different spreads of neutron capture elements and alpha-elements in low-metallicity stars. The reason for different observed spread in neutron capture elements and alpha-elements resides in the random birth of stars, coupled with different stellar mass ranges, from which alpha-elements and neutron capture elements originate. In particular, the site of production of alpha-elements is the whole range of massive stars, from 10 to 80 Msun whereas the mass range of production for neutron capture elements lies between 12 and 30 Msun.
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