Department of Astronomy 2022-2023 Colloquium Series Presents:
Evan Kirby, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame
"Primordial r-process dispersions in globular clusters"
Stars in nearly all globular clusters show complex relations among the abundances light elements (up to Na). Many also show anti-correlations of Mg and Al. A rare few display variations in K. Until now, only one cluster (M15) conclusively showed any star-to-star variation in neutron-capture elements, like Eu. Using a trick of stellar evolution, I show that these variations are primordial, not caused by external pollution. I also show evidence that M92 also has variations in neutron-capture abundances among the first generation of stars but not the second. The evidence points to a very prompt, rare source of r-process enrichment.
https://physics.nd.edu/people/evan-kirby/
Stars in nearly all globular clusters show complex relations among the abundances light elements (up to Na). Many also show anti-correlations of Mg and Al. A rare few display variations in K. Until now, only one cluster (M15) conclusively showed any star-to-star variation in neutron-capture elements, like Eu. Using a trick of stellar evolution, I show that these variations are primordial, not caused by external pollution. I also show evidence that M92 also has variations in neutron-capture abundances among the first generation of stars but not the second. The evidence points to a very prompt, rare source of r-process enrichment.
https://physics.nd.edu/people/evan-kirby/
| Building: | West Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Physics |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Department of Astronomy, Michigan Institute for Research in Astrophysics |
