Nucleosynthesis of light elements in young supernova remnants surrounding pulsars

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Light Elements, Nuclear Fusion, Pulsars, Supernova Remnants, Alpha Particles, Astronomical Models, Gamma Rays, Lithium, Nebulae, Particle Collisions

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It was proposed that (7)Li is produced in the galaxy primarily by collisions in helium-rich nebulae surrounding newly-born pulsars. The proposed model is reexamined for a nebula with a composition that is more characteristic of supernova ejecta, and with a more detailed treatment of the evolution of the energetic particles in the nebula. The major results of this work are: (1) Collisional losses at the early stages of the expansion greatly inhibit the achievement of a (7)Li/(6)Li ratio of 12. (2) To synthesize the required amount of (7)Li and avoid the overproduction of other light elements, at least one-third of the pulsar's total luminosity needs to be converted in a rather special injection spectrum of particles. (3) A characteristic feature of the model is that gamma ray fluxes resulting from the deexcitation of (7)Li*(478 keV) and (7)Be*(431 keV) must exceed those resulting from the 4.44 MeV deexcitation of (12)C* by at least a factor of three.

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