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Session 6: Stars and Their Lives
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The Main Concepts …
1. The Sun is a pretty average star.
2. Stars are born, live and die … their life cycle depends on how big they are.
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The Sun
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The Sun is an Average Star
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How Do Stars Work?
• Stars must have an energy source to shine • Nuclear fusion! • Combine small atoms (for example, hydrogen)
to form larger atoms (for example, helium) • This process releases energy
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A Balancing Act
Energy released from nuclear fusion counter acts inward force of gravity.
Throughout its life, these two forces determine the stages of a star ’s life.
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The Birth of Stars
• Stars are born in giant clouds of gas in deep space.
• Gravity causes gas to clumps. Clumps continue to collapse.
• A star is born once the center of the clump gets hot enough for nuclear fusion!
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Another Star Forming Cloud
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Life Cycle of Stars
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The Beginning of the End: Red Giants
• Energy released from nuclear fusion of hydrogen balances stars against gravity
• But the hydrogen eventually runs out! • Core of star collapses and releases heat • This heat expands the outer layers • Star puffs up to form a Red Giant
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The End for Low-mass Stars
Red Giant expels outer layers gas
Planetary Nebulae
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Low-mass Stars End as White Dwarfs
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Life Cycle of Stars
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Supernova!
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Supernova Remnants: Cas A Optical X-ray
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What’s Left After the Supernova
Neutron Star (if original star < 20 x Solar)
• Under collapse, protons and electrons combine to form neutrons.
• Only 10 Km across, very dense Black Hole (if original star > 20 x Solar) • Not even compacted neutrons can
support weight of very massive stars.