| Title: |
News on the slow neutron capture process in AGB stars. |
| Authors: |
Vescovi, Diego1 vescovi@iap.uni-frankfurt.de |
| Source: |
EPJ Web of Conferences. 3/22/2023, Vol. 279, p1-5. 5p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*NEUTRONS, *ASYMPTOTIC giant branch stars, *NUCLEAR astrophysics, *NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, *NUCLEAR reactions |
| Abstract: |
Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are responsible for the production of the main component of the solar s-process distribution. Despite enormous progress in the theoretical modeling of these objects over the last few decades, many uncertainties remain. The still-unknown mechanism leading to the production of 13C neutron source is one example. The nucleosynthetic signature of AGB stars can be examined in a number of stellar sources, from spectroscopic observations of intrinsic and extrinsic stars to the heavy-element isotopic composition of presolar grains found in meteorites. The wealth of available observational data allows for constraining the processes occurring in AGB interiors. In this view, we discuss recent results from new AGB models including the effects of mixing triggered by magnetic fields, and show comparisons of the related s-process nucleosynthesis with available observations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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