Slow neutron-capture process: low-mass asymptotic giant branch stars and presolar silicon carbide grains

N Liu, S Cristallo, D Vescovi - Universe, 2022 - mdpi.com
Presolar grains are microscopic dust grains that formed in the stellar winds or explosions of
ancient stars that died before the formation of the solar system. The majority (~ 90% in …

Presolar grain isotopic ratios as constraints to nuclear and stellar parameters of asymptotic giant branch star nucleosynthesis

S Palmerini, M Busso, D Vescovi, E Naselli… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent models for evolved low-mass stars (with M≲ 3 M⊙), undergoing the asymptotic giant
branch (AGB) phase assume that magnetic flux-tube buoyancy drives the formation of 13 C …

Magnetic-buoyancy-induced mixing in AGB stars: A theoretical explanation of the non-universal relation of [Y/Mg] to age

L Magrini, D Vescovi, G Casali, S Cristallo… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Abundance ratios involving Y or other slow-neutron capture elements are routinely
used to infer stellar ages. Aims. We aim to explain the observed [Y/H] and [Y/Mg] abundance …

Galactic Chemical Evolution of Radioactive Isotopes with an s-process Contribution

TCL Trueman, B Côté, AY López… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Analysis of inclusions in primitive meteorites reveals that several short-lived
radionuclides (SLRs) with half-lives of 0.1–100 Myr existed in the early solar system (ESS) …

Single-photon ionization of SiC in the gas phase: experimental and ab initio characterization of SiC+

B Gans, J Liévin, P Halvick, NL Chen… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the first experimental observation of single-photon ionization transitions of the SiC
radical between 8.0 and 11.0 eV performed on the DESIRS beamline at the SOLEIL …

Mixing and magnetic fields in asymptotic giant branch stars in the framework of FRUITY models

D Vescovi - Universe, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, the modeling of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars has been much
investigated, both focusing on nucleosynthesis and stellar evolution aspects. Recent …

Cluster analysis of presolar silicon carbide grains: Evaluation of their classification and astrophysical implications

A Boujibar, S Howell, S Zhang, G Hystad… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Cluster analysis of presolar silicon carbide grains based on literature data for 12 C/13 C, 14
N/15 N, δ 30 Si/28 Si, and δ 29 Si/28 Si including or not inferred initial 26 Al/27 Al data …

[HTML][HTML] High precision nickel isotope measurements of early Solar System materials and the origin of nucleosynthetic disk variability

GV Makhatadze, M Schiller, M Bizzarro - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Various chemical elements including nickel (Ni) exhibit mass-independent isotope
heterogeneity on a bulk meteorite level, which is generally accepted to reflect the …

Evaluation of the classification of pre-solar silicon carbide grains using consensus clustering with resampling methods: An assessment of the confidence of grain …

G Hystad, A Boujibar, N Liu, LR Nittler… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We report the use of several cluster analysis techniques to evaluate the classification of pre-
solar silicon carbide (SiC) grains. The stability of clusters and the confidence of individual …

Where have all the interstellar silicon carbides gone?

T Chen, CY Xiao, A Li, CT Zhou - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The detection of the 11.3 emission feature characteristic of the Si–C stretch in carbon-rich
evolved stars reveals that silicon carbide (SiC) dust grains are condensed in the outflows of …