Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-12-19
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.376:61-70,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 6 figures, MNRAS accepted
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11431.x
We introduce a set of stellar models for massive stars whose evolution has been affected by mass transfer in a binary system, at a range of metallicities. As noted by other authors, the effect of such mass transfer is frequently more than just rejuvenation. We find that, whilst stars with convective cores which have accreted only H-rich matter rejuvenate as expected, those stars which have accreted He-rich matter (for example at the end stages of conservative mass transfer) evolve in a way that is qualitatively similar to rejuvenated stars of much higher metallicity. Thus the effects of non-conservative evolution depend strongly on whether He-rich matter is amongst the portion accreted or ejected. This may lead to a significant divergence in binary evolution paths with only a small difference in initial assumptions. We compare our models to observed systems and find approximate formulae for the effect of mass accretion on the effective age and metallicity of the resulting star.
Dray Lynnette M.
Tout Christopher A.
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