Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983apj...267..256m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 267, Apr. 1, 1983, p. 256-270. Research supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering R
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
95
Abundance, Chemical Composition, Globular Clusters, Helium, Horizontal Branch Stars, Stellar Models, B Stars, Big Bang Cosmology, Cosmochemistry, Stellar Envelopes, Strontium, Turbulence Effects
Scientific paper
Horizontal branch (HB) and halo Population II star abundance anomalies are predicted to arise from diffusion processes, and for cases where the outer envelope is stable enough for the gravitational settling of He to be efficient, it is shown that heavy element overabundances are simultaneously produced. Selective radiative acceleration and abundance time evolution calculations are presented for C, N, O, Ca, Fe, and Sr, in a series of models representative of HB stars. The role of turbulent mixing in the reduction of abundance anomalies is discussed, and it is shown that despite sufficient turbulence to keep He from settling, heavy element abundance anomalies remain possible. While chemical separation is important in the blue HB stars, it may not be in cooler stars where mass loss may be able to eliminate any chemical separation effect.
Michaud Georges
Vauclair Gerard
Vauclair Sylvie
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