On the O/Fe versus Fe/H relationship and the progenitors of type I supernovae

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Astrophysical Journal; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/169552· OSTI ID:6261426

Abia, C; Canal, R; Isern, J ^[1]

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1. Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, La Laguna (Spain) Institut d'Astronomie, d'Astrophysique et de Geophysique, Brussels (Belgium) Barcelona Universidad (Belgium) Societat Catalana de Fisica (Spain) Societat Catalana de Fisica, Barcelona (Spain) Blanes Centre d'Estudis Avancats (Spain)

The new observational O/Fe versus Fe/H abundance relationship for halo stars is studied in terms of several models of chemical evolution for the solar neighborhood. Nucleosynthesis products from type I (both Ia and Ib) and Type II SNs are taken into account. The behavior of the O/Fe ratio for halo and disk stars is well reproduced by assuming (1) a lower iron production in SN II than in previous theoretical prescriptions, (2) the coalescence by gravitational wave radiation of two CO white dwarfs as the scenario for type Ia supernovae, and (3) stars in the Wolf-Rayet stage as progenitors of type Ib supernovae. Nevertheless, the best agreement with the observations is obtained by adopting an IMF favoring massive star formation only at very early epochs in the life of the Galaxy. Model predictions from other plausible scenarios for the origin of type I supernovae are also discussed. 41 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6261426
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal; (USA), Vol. 366; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION
INTERSTELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS
IRON
MILKY WAY
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
ORIGIN
STAR ACCRETION
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ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS
GALAXIES
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