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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pavel A. Denissenkov, Falk Herwig, Georgios Perdikakis, Hendrik Schatz
Summary: This study investigates the impact of (n,gamma) reaction rate uncertainties on the predicted abundances of neutron-capture elements in carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars, finding that certain reactions have significant effects on the predicted abundances of barium and praseodymium.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Giulia C. Cinquegrana, Amanda Karakas
Summary: As metallicity increases, the mixing efficiency on the TP-AGB decreases significantly, leading to much of the nucleosynthesis being locked inside white dwarf remnants for very metal-rich stars. Additionally, temperatures at the base of the convective envelope decrease with increasing metallicity, resulting in only partial hydrogen burning for intermediate-mass models. Minor production of heavy elements via the s-process peak at strontium is found in the study, which decreases sharply with increasing metallicity. The dominance of proton capture nucleosynthesis in the models is reflected in the yields, weighted towards the lower mass regime to match the mass distribution within a galaxy.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
A. Choplin, L. Siess, S. Goriely
Summary: This study investigates the possibility of i-process nucleosynthesis in low-metallicity low-mass stars during the early stages of the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase, in order to explain the abundance patterns of r/s-stars. Results show that the i-process elemental distribution is not strongly affected by the temporal and spatial resolution used to compute the stellar models, but there are typical uncertainties in individual abundances of approximately +/- 0.3 dex. Specific isotopic ratios of certain elements can serve as good tracers of i-process nucleosynthesis.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
S. Goriely, L. Siess, A. Choplin
Summary: This study explores the impact of nuclear uncertainties on the i-process of nucleosynthesis in low-metallicity low-mass stars during the asymptotic giant branch phase. It finds that systematic uncertainties in radiative neutron capture rates can significantly affect surface elemental abundances, with some elements being less affected than others. Improvements in direct neutron capture descriptions and constraints on photon strength functions and nuclear level densities could enhance the predictive power of simulations in this area.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
A. Choplin, S. Goriely, L. Siess
Summary: This study explores the possibility of low-mass low-metallicity AGB stars synthesizing actinides through the intermediate neutron capture process (i-process). A 1 M-circle dot model is used to compute the surface abundance, and it is found that the model can reproduce the Th abundance of star RAVE J094921.8-161722. This finding has implications for dating CEMP-r/s stars.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2022)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Amanda Karakas, Giulia Cinquegrana, Meridith Joyce
Summary: New stellar evolutionary sequences of very metal-rich stars are presented using the Monash Stellar Structure code and mesa. The study reveals that metallicity has a weaker influence on hot bottom burning, while it significantly affects core mass instabilities and minimum mass for carbon ignition.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
A. Yague Lopez, D. A. Garcia-Hernandez, P. Ventura, C. L. Doherty, J. W. den Hartogh, S. W. Jones, M. Lugaro
Summary: This study describes the first s-process post-processing models for asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars of masses 3, 4, and 5 solar masses at solar metallicity. The results show that the high abundance of C-12 in the He-rich intershell in ATON results in an s-process abundance pattern that favors the second peak over the first peak.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2022)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
B. Cseh, B. Vilagos, M. P. Roriz, C. B. Pereira, V D'Orazi, A. Karakas, B. Soos, N. A. Drake, S. Junqueira, M. Lugaro
Summary: This study compares the abundance patterns of Ba stars to AGB nucleosynthesis models and verifies the compatibility between AGB model mass and independently derived AGB mass. The results indicate that most Ba stars are contaminated by low-mass, non-rotating AGB stellar models, and some observed elemental abundances are higher than the predicted values. Some stars may have lower masses than independently determined.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2022)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
M. P. Roriz, C. B. Pereira, S. Junqueira, M. Lugaro, N. A. Drake, C. Sneden
Summary: We present detailed chemical compositions of four chemically peculiar stars on the first-ascent red giant branch, which lack high spectral resolution comprehensive analyses. These stars, BD+03 degrees 2688, HE 0457-1805, HE 1255-2324, and HE 2207-1746, exhibit a range in Galactic population membership with metallicities of [Fe/H] = -1.21, -0.19, -0.31, and -0.55, respectively. We obtained elemental abundances for 28 elements, including CNO group and C-12/C-13 ratios, as well as novel results for the heavy elements tungsten and thallium. All four stars show significant enhancements of neutron-capture elements, indicating enrichments from the slow neutron capture (s-process).
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
P. Krynski, L. Siess, A. Jorissen
Summary: This study proposes a fictitious network to approximate the synthesis of ls, hs, and vhs species in AGB stars with minimal computational expense. The network consists of seven fictitious particles assembled from elements with Z≥18, and their abundances and reaction rates are used to model the effective properties of the corresponding groups. The results show that the fictitious network reliably reproduces the abundances of ls, hs, and vhs species during the radiative s-process.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2023)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
D. Vescovi, S. Cristallo, S. Palmerini, C. Abia, M. Busso
Summary: Magnetic buoyancy plays a crucial role in AGB stellar models, where F-19 is mainly produced through nucleosynthesis involving secondary N-14 during convective thermal pulses rather than from N-14 in the C-13 pocket region, resulting in lower fluorine surface abundances.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
D. Kamath, F. Dell'Agli, P. Ventura, H. Van Winckel, S. Tosi, A. Karakas
Summary: We study a sample of single Galactic post-AGB stars to determine their initial masses, chemical compositions, and progenitor ages. The luminosity and surface carbon abundance prove to be the most valuable indicators of the star's previous evolution and nucleosynthetic history. This allows us to classify the post-AGB sample into different classes based on their evolutionary history on the AGB. The analysis sheds new light on debated issues related to AGB evolution and nucleosynthesis.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
D. Karinkuzhi, S. Van Eck, S. Goriely, L. Siess, A. Jorissen, T. Merle, A. Escorza, T. Masseron
Summary: The study proposes a more robust classification method for CEMP-s and CEMP-rs stars using heavy elements other than Ba and Eu. It suggests that the abundance patterns of CEMP-rs stars can be well explained by low-metallicity 1 M-circle dot models experiencing proton ingestion.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Umberto Battino, Claudia Lederer-Woods, Marco Pignatari, Benjamin Soos, Maria Lugaro, Diego Vescovi, Sergio Cristallo, Philip J. Woods, Amanda Karakas
Summary: This study re-evaluates the production of Al-26 and its impact on stellar nucleosynthesis. The new reactivities have a significant effect on both low- and high-mass stars.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Shreeya Shetye, Sophie Van Eck, Alain Jorissen, Stephane Goriely, Lionel Siess, Hans Van Winckel, Bertrand Plez, Michel Godefroid, George Wallerstein
Summary: The study aims to investigate the evolutionary status of Tc-rich S stars by locating them in a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, using Gaia Early Data Release 3. It combines a sample of Tc-rich stars to determine the onset of the third dredge-up, and compares abundance determinations with AGB nucleosynthesis predictions. The results show that intrinsic S stars are consistent with being genuine TP-AGB stars, and the s-process abundance profiles align well with nucleosynthesis predictions. Stars with highest [s/Fe] tend to have the highest C/O ratios.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Benoit Cote, Marius Eichler, Andres Yague Lopez, Nicole Vassh, Matthew R. Mumpower, Blanka Vilagos, Benjamin Soos, Almudena Arcones, Trevor M. Sprouse, Rebecca Surman, Marco Pignatari, Maria K. Peto, Benjamin Wehmeyer, Thomas Rauscher, Maria Lugaro
Summary: By comparing the ratio of iodine-129 and curium-247 in meteorites, researchers have constrained the last r-process source in the Solar System, finding that moderately neutron-rich conditions are most consistent with the meteoritic data. However, uncertain nuclear physics data limit confidence in this conclusion.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Thomas C. L. Trueman, Benoit Cote, Andres Yague Lopez, Jacqueline den Hartogh, Marco Pignatari, Benjamin Soos, Amanda Karakas, Maria Lugaro
Summary: Analysis of inclusions in primitive meteorites reveals the existence of short-lived radionuclides with half-lives of 0.1-100 Myr in the early solar system. This study investigates the origin of these radionuclides and their formation in the early solar system using galactic chemical evolution modeling.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
S. Q. Hou, T. Kajino, T. C. L. Trueman, M. Pignatari, Y. D. Luo, C. A. Bertulani
Summary: This study reevaluates the Li-7(d,n)2(4)He reaction rate, presenting uncertainties constrained by experiments for the first time. The new rates have limited impact on final light element abundances in uniform density models, but can increase the predicted production of Li-7 and light nuclides with mass number A > 7 in nonuniform density BBN models.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hannah E. Brinkman, J. W. den Hartogh, C. L. Doherty, M. Pignatari, M. Lugaro
Summary: Simulation of massive star winds can match the abundances of Al-26 and Ca-41 in celestial bodies, while Cl-36 can only be matched by models with the highest mass. The study suggests that massive star winds are likely the primary source of very short-lived radioactive nuclei in the early solar system.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Jacqueline den Hartogh, Maria K. Peto, Thomas Lawson, Andre Sieverding, Hannah Brinkman, Marco Pignatari, Maria Lugaro
Summary: Isotope variations among solar system solid samples are well documented but their origin is still uncertain. This study suggests that chromite grains from supernova explosions could be the source of these variations, and the addition of material from helium burning can reproduce the correlation between Mg and Cr anomalies.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Umberto Battino, Marco Pignatari, Ashley Tattersall, Pavel Denissenkov, Falk Herwig
Summary: Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars play a crucial role in galactic chemical evolution by producing light elements and heavy elements via the s-process. This study discusses the progress in updating the NuGrid data set of AGB stellar models and abundance yields, focusing on computational models and nucleosynthesis.
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ian U. Roederer, John J. Cowan, Marco Pignatari, Timothy C. Beers, Elizabeth A. Den Hartog, Rana Ezzeddine, Anna Frebel, Terese T. Hansen, Erika M. Holmbeck, Matthew R. Mumpower, Vinicius M. Placco, Charli M. Sakari, Rebecca Surman, Nicole Vassh
Summary: This study presents new observational benchmarks for rapid neutron-capture process nucleosynthesis in metal-poor stars, offering an alternative to the predicted solar system r-process residual pattern. The findings suggest a potential inconsistency between the abundances of lighter and heavier r-process elements in these stars. The results also indicate the possibility of a universal abundance pattern among certain elements, spanning the first and second r-process peaks.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Peter Hoppe, Jan Leitner, Marco Pignatari, Sachiko Amari
Summary: We present isotope data of SiC grains from a chondrite believed to have formed in the ejecta of supernova explosions. The C, N, and Si isotopic compositions of these grains are consistent with previous studies. The presence of monoisotopic Mg-26 supports the decay of radioactive Al-26. The high Al-26/Al-27 ratios observed in this study are important for understanding the production of Al-26 in supernova models and suggest that previous measurements may have been affected by Al contamination.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hannah E. Brinkman, Carolyn Doherty, Marco Pignatari, Onno Pols, Maria Lugaro
Summary: In this study, the impact of binary interactions on the production of short-lived radioactive nuclei in massive stars was investigated. It was found that models with initial masses greater than or equal to 25 M (⊙) can self-consistently match the abundances of Al-26 and Ca-41 in the early solar system, while models with initial primary masses greater than or equal to 35 M (⊙) can also match Cl-36. Additionally, binary interactions were found to strongly impact the evolution of stars close to the supernova boundary.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Thomas M. Cross, David M. Benoit, Marco Pignatari, Brad K. Gibson
Summary: This work presents a new approach implemented in the Prometheus code to model synthetic rovibrational spectra for all molecules of astrophysical interest. The study evaluates the accuracy of this method by analyzing four diatomic molecules and shows that the simple model achieves better approximation of real spectra. The results are compared with high-resolution spectral data, revealing a decrease in modeling accuracy for rovibrational transitions away from the band origin, highlighting the need for further adaptation of the theory.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Physics, Nuclear
S. Ota, G. Christian, W. N. Catford, G. Lotay, M. Pignatari, U. Battino, E. A. Bennett, S. Dede, D. T. Doherty, S. Hallam, F. Herwig, J. Hooker, C. Hunt, H. Jayatissa, A. Matta, M. Moukaddam, E. Rao, G. Rogachev, A. Saastamoinen, D. Scriven, J. A. Tostevin, S. Upadhyayula, R. Wilkinson
Summary: The study investigates alpha cluster states in 26Mg and relative alpha spectroscopic factors via the 22Ne(6Li, d gamma ) 26Mg reaction, revealing resonances in the Gamow window of the 22Ne(alpha,n)25Mg reaction. New s-process calculations using updated reaction rates show significant impact on the abundances for intermediate-mass AGB stars and massive stars compared to previous literature rates. Additionally, new states in 25Mg at Ex < 7.5 MeV are identified for the first time through the 22Ne(6Li, t)25Mg reaction.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
T. Mishenina, E. Shereta, M. Pignatari, G. Carraro, T. Gorbaneva, C. Soubiran
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL STUDIES
(2020)
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Physics, Nuclear
A. Meyer, N. de Sereville, A. M. Laird, F. Hammache, R. Longland, T. Lawson, M. Pignatari, L. Audouin, D. Beaumel, S. Fortier, J. Kiener, A. Lefebvre-Schuhl, M. G. Pellegriti, M. Stanoiu, V. Tatischeff
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Maria Lugaro, Borbala Cseh, Blanka Vilagos, Amanda Karakas, Paolo Ventura, Flavia Dell'Agli, Reto Trappitsch, Melanie Hampel, Valentina D'Orazi, Claudio B. Pereira, Giuseppe Tagliente, Gyula M. Szabo, Marco Pignatari, Umberto Battino, Ashley Tattersall, Mattias Ek, Maria Schonbachler, Josef Hron, Larry R. Nittler
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
S. Andrews, C. Fryer, W. Even, S. Jones, M. Pignatari
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2020)