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Nuclei in the Cosmos XV

24–29 Jun 2018
LNGS
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Stellar contribution: low and intermediate mass stars

26 Jun 2018, 09:00
"E. Fermi" conference room (LNGS)

"E. Fermi" conference room

LNGS

Via G. Acitelli, 22 - 67100 Assergi (Italy)

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Stellar contribution: low and intermediate mass stars

  • Maurizio Busso (INFN Perugia)

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  1. 24. Observational constraints on nucleosynthesis from AGB and post-AGB stars in our Galaxy and its satellites
    Carlos Abia (Universidad de Granada)
    26/06/2018, 09:00
    Invited
    The chemical analysis of the envelopes of AGB and post-AGB stars provide a valuable tool to study the late phases of the evolution of low and intermediate mass stars. Depending on stellar mass and metallicity the resulting abundance patterns exhibit characteristic features, which provide information on the nucleosynthesis processes occurring in the interior of these stars, and on their role in...
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  2. 59. The importance of the 13C(a,n)16O reaction in Asymptotic Giant Branch stars
    Sergio Cristallo (INAF - OAA)
    26/06/2018, 09:30
    Oral
    Low mass Asymptotic Giant Branch stars are among the most important polluters of the interstellar medium. In their interiors, the main component (A>90) of the slow neutron capture process (the s-process) is synthesized, the most important neutron source being the 13C(a,n)16O reaction. I will present a theoretical sensitivity study (with variation up to a factor of two with respect to a...
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  3. 185. The i-process in super asymptotic giant branch stars
    Carolyn Doherty (Konkoly Observatory)
    26/06/2018, 09:45
    Oral
    Super asymptotic giant branch (super-AGB) stars reside in the mass range approx 6-12 Msun and bridge the divide between low/intermediate-mass and massive stars. They are characterised by off-centre carbon ignition prior to a thermally pulsing phase which can consist of many 10-1000s of thermal pulses. Super-AGB stars undergo a variety of nucleosynthetic processes including proton-capture...
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  4. 32. s-Processing from MHD-induced mixing and isotopic abundances in presolar SiC grains
    Sara Palmerini (INFN Perugia)
    26/06/2018, 10:00
    Oral
    In the past years the observational evidence that s-process elements from Sr to Pb are produced by stars ascending the so-called Asymptotic Giant Branch (or ‘‘AGB”) could not be explained by self-consistent models, forcing researchers to extensive parameterizations. The crucial point is to understand how protons can be injected from the envelope into the He-rich layers, yielding the formation...
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  5. 33. The evolution of CNO isotope ratios: a litmus test for stellar IMF variations in galaxies across cosmic time
    Donatella Romano (INAF, Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory, Bologna)
    26/06/2018, 10:15
    Oral
    Determining the shape of the stellar initial mass function (IMF), and whether it is constant or varies in a range of environments, is the Holy Grail of modern astrophysics, because of its profound implications for the theories of stars and galaxy formation. On a theoretical ground, it is expected that the extreme conditions for star formation encountered in the most powerful starburst events...
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