Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Mar 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010iaus..265...42w&link_type=abstract
Chemical Abundances in the Universe: Connecting First Stars to Planets, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU
Mathematics
Logic
Cosmology: Theory—Early Universe—Hydrodynamics—Stars: Early Type—Supernovae: Individual—Nuclear Reactions, Nucleosynthesis, Abundances
Scientific paper
The first stars are key to the formation of primeval galaxies, early cosmological reionization, and the assembly of supermassive black holes. Although Population III stars lie beyond the reach of direct observation, their chemical imprint on long-lived second generation stars may yield indirect measures of their masses. While numerical models of primordial SN nucleosynthetic yields have steadily improved in recent years, they have not accounted for the chemical abundances of ancient metal-poor stars in the Galactic halo. We present new two-dimensional models of 15 - 40 M&sun; primordial SNe that capture the effect of progenitor rotation, mass, metallicity, and explosion energy on elemental yields. Rotation dramatically alter the structure of zero-metallicity stars, expanding them to much larger radii. This promotes mixing between elemental shells by the SN shock and fallback onto the central remnant, both of which govern which elements escape the star. We find that a Salpeter IMF average of our yields for Z=0 models with explosion energies of 2.4 × 1051 ergs or less is in good agreement with the abundances measured in extremely metal-poor stars. Because these stars were likely enriched by early SNe from a well-defined IMF, our models indicate that the bulk of the metals in the early universe were synthesized by low-mass primordial stars.
Joggerst Candace Church
Whalen Daniel J.
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