[HTML][HTML] Mass loss of stars on the asymptotic giant branch: Mechanisms, models and measurements

S Höfner, H Olofsson - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2018 - Springer
As low-and intermediate-mass stars reach the asymptotic giant branch (AGB), they have
developed into intriguing and complex objects that are major players in the cosmic gas/dust …

The Dawes review 2: nucleosynthesis and stellar yields of low-and intermediate-mass single stars

AI Karakas, JC Lattanzio - Publications of the Astronomical Society of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The chemical evolution of the Universe is governed by the chemical yields from stars, which
in turn are determined primarily by the initial stellar mass. Even stars as low as 0.9 M⊙ can …

[HTML][HTML] New models for the evolution of post-asymptotic giant branch stars and central stars of planetary nebulae

MMM Bertolami - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. The post-asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase is arguably one of the least
understood phases of the evolution of low-and intermediate-mass stars. The two grids of …

Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics (MESA)

B Paxton, L Bildsten, A Dotter, F Herwig… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Stellar physics and evolution calculations enable a broad range of research in astrophysics.
Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) is a suite of open source, robust …

Constraining the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase with resolved stellar populations in the Small Magellanic Cloud

G Pastorelli, P Marigo, L Girardi, Y Chen… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) experienced by low-and
intermediate-mass stars is one of the most uncertain phases of stellar evolution and the …

NuGrid stellar data set. I. Stellar yields from H to Bi for stars with metallicities Z= 0.02 and Z= 0.01

M Pignatari, F Herwig, R Hirschi… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We provide a set of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis calculations that applies
established physics assumptions simultaneously to low-and intermediate-mass and massive …

NuGrid stellar data set – II. Stellar yields from H to Bi for stellar models with MZAMS = 1–25 M and Z = 0.0001–0.02

C Ritter, F Herwig, S Jones, M Pignatari… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We provide here a significant extension of the NuGrid Set 1 models in mass coverage and
towards lower metallicity, adopting the same physics assumptions. The combined data set …

Constraining the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase with resolved stellar populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud

G Pastorelli, P Marigo, L Girardi… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Reliable models of the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) phase are of
critical importance across astrophysics, including our interpretation of the spectral energy …

Observed cosmic evolution of galaxy dust properties with metallicity and tensions with models

G Popping, C Péroux - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The dust abundance of the interstellar medium plays an important role in galaxy physics, the
chemical evolution of matter, and the absorption and re-emission of stellar light. The last …

Carbon star formation as seen through the non-monotonic initial–final mass relation

P Marigo, JD Cummings, JL Curtis, J Kalirai, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The initial–final mass relation (IFMR) links the birth mass of a star to the mass of the compact
remnant left at its death. While the relevance of the IFMR across astrophysics is universally …