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STARS - S08STARS - S08Wladimir (Wlad) LyraWladimir (Wlad) Lyra
Brian LevineBrian Levine
AMNH After-School ProgramAMNH After-School Program
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond Helium
Carbon → O,Ne,Mg (600 million K)
Neon → O, Mg (1.5 Billion K)
Oxygen → Si, S, P (2.1 Billion K)
Silicon → Fe, Ni (3.5 Billion K)
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Carbon → O,Ne,Mg (600 million K)
Neon → O, Mg (1.5 Billion K)
Oxygen → Si, S, P (2.1 Billion K)
Silicon → Fe, Ni (3.5 Billion K)
From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Onion-layer structure
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.
Fusion takes energ
y.
Fusion takes energ
y.
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Proton + electron → neutron + neutrino
(p + e(p + e-- →→ n + n + ))
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapse
A flood of neutrinos!! A flood of neutrinos!!
Beta decayBeta decayNeutron → Proton + electron + neutrinoneutrino
(n (n →→ p + e p + e-- + + ))
Inverse Beta DecayInverse Beta DecayProton + electron → neutron + neutrino neutrino
(p + e(p + e-- →→ n + n + ))
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapseThe core collapses to nuclear densities, overshoots and bounces back. Shockwave triggered.
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapseThe core collapses to nuclear densities, overshoots and bounces back. Shockwave triggered.
The shockwave travels outwards, deflagrating nuclear reactions along its path
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapseThe core collapses to nuclear densities, overshoots and bounces back. Shockwave triggered.
The shockwave travels outwards, deflagrating nuclear reactions along its pathA few hours later, the shockwave reaches the surface. Boom!!
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapseThe core collapses to nuclear densities, overshoots and bounces back. Shockwave triggered.
The shockwave travels outwards, deflagrating nuclear reactions along its pathA few hours later, the shockwave reaches the surface. Boom!!
Remnant is either a pulsar (neutron star) or a black hole, depending on the mass.
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From last class
High mass stars have much hotter cores than low mass stars and get to fuse beyond HeliumHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapseThe core collapses to nuclear densities, overshoots and bounces back. Shockwave triggered.
The shockwave travels outwards, deflagrating nuclear reactions along its pathA few hours later, the shockwave reaches the surface. Boom!!
Remnant is either a pulsar (neutron star) or a black hole, depending of the mass.Black holes are simple stuff. They have “no hair”.
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Let's summarize
Stellar evolution summaryHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapseThe core collapses to nuclear densities, overshoots and bounces back. Shockwave triggered.
The shockwave travels outwards, deflagrating nuclear reactions along its pathA few hours later, the shockwave reaches the surface. Boom!!
Remnant is either a pulsar (neutron star) or a black hole, depending of the mass.Black holes are simple stuff. They have “no hair”.
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Outline
●Nucleosynthesis● Neutron capture
● S and R process
●Metals and Metallicity
●Chemical Enrichment of the Galaxy● Age-Metallicity Relationship● Galactic metallicity gradient
●Stellar Populations● Is there a difference between halo, bulge and disk stars?● Metal poor and metal rich stars
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Nucleosynthesis
In the beginning there was Hydrogen and Helium
Low mass stars produce elements up to Carbon and Oxygen
High mass stars produce all the rest of the periodic tableHigh mass stars produce all the rest of the periodic table
Up to Iron we have basically alpha reactions
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Another look at the Sun's abundance pattern
Elements with even atomic number are more abundant than those with odd
Elements are made by Helium (alpha) capture.
An Iron peak.
Expected, since Iron is the end of the fusion sequence.
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Another look at the Sun's abundance pattern
Elements with even atomic number are more abundant than those with odd
Elements are made by Helium (alpha) capture.
An Iron peak.
Expected, since Iron is the end of the fusion sequence.
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Nucleosynthesis
Beyond the Iron peak, nucleosynthesis occurs by neutron captureneutron capture and beta decaybeta decay
(n (n →→ p + e p + e-- + + ))
Neutron capture produces isotopesNeutron capture proceeds until the nuclide goes unstable (radioactive)
If a proton decays, the atomic number decreasesBut if a neutron decays, the atomic number increases!
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A chart of nuclides
number of neutrons
num
ber
of p
rot o
ns
Color code represents lifetimeBlue: StableWhite: Unstable
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Climbing the periodic table
Proton decays
Neutron decays
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Nucleosynthesis
S-processS-process
(slow neutron capture)
Neutron capture occurs slowerslower
than beta decay
Works up to bismuth (Z=83)
Where?AGB stars + SupernovaeAGB stars + Supernovae
R-process R-process
(rapid neutron capture)
Neutron capture occurs faster faster
than beta decay
Really heavy stuffAll the way to Uranium
Where?SupernovaeSupernovae
Beyond the Iron peak, nucleosynthesis occurs by neutron captureneutron capture and beta decaybeta decay
(n (n →→ p + e p + e-- + + ))
The process is classified according to the neutron flux
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Nucleosynthesis
S-processS-process
(slow neutron capture)
Neutron capture occurs slowerslower
than beta decay
Works up to bismuth (Z=83)
Where?AGB stars + SupernovaeAGB stars + Supernovae
R-process R-process
(rapid neutron capture)
Neutron capture occurs faster faster
than beta decay
Really heavy stuffAll the way to Uranium
Where?SupernovaeSupernovae
Beyond the Iron peak, nucleosynthesis occurs by neutron captureneutron capture and beta decaybeta decay
(n (n →→ p + e p + e-- + + ))
The process is classified according to the neutron flux
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Nucleosynthesis
ElementElement # of Protons# of Protons SiteSiteH 1 Big Bang
He, C, O 2,6,8 Big Bang + Low and High Mass stars
Ne - Fe 10-26 High mass stars
Co - Bi 27-83 S and R process, ABG and SN
Po - U 84-92 R process in SN
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Chemical Enrichment of the Galaxy
In the beginning there was Hydrogen and Helium
Stars form
Planetary Nebulae Planetary Nebulae and Supernovae Supernovae eject gas enriched in metals enriched in metals into the
ISM
Recycling of matterRecycling of matter
Remember, supernovae are massive stars, they live shortly (10 Myr or less).
The SN recycling is practically instantaneous!
New generations of stars are enriched New generations of stars are enriched in metals.in metals.
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Chemical Enrichment of the Galaxy
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Some astrochemistry jargon
MetalMetal: anything that is not Hydrogen or Helium
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Some astrochemistry jargon
MetalMetal: anything that is not Hydrogen or Helium
The Astronomer's Periodic Table
The Astronomer's Periodic Table
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Some astrochemistry jargon
MetalMetal: anything that is not Hydrogen or Helium
XX: Hydrogen abundanceYY: Helium abundanceZZ: All the rest (i.e., abundance of metals)
X+Y+Z=1X+Y+Z=1
Sun: X=0.749, Y=0.238, Z=0.013
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Some astrochemistry jargon
MetalMetal: anything that is not Hydrogen or Helium
XX: Hydrogen abundanceYY: Helium abundanceZZ: All the rest (i.e., abundance of metals)
X+Y+Z=1X+Y+Z=1
Sun: X=0.749, Y=0.238, Z=0.013
The Astronomer's Simplified Periodic Table
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Some astrochemistry jargon
MetalMetal: anything that is not Hydrogen or Helium
XX: Hydrogen abundanceYY: Helium abundanceZZ: All the rest (i.e., abundance of metals)
X+Y+Z=1X+Y+Z=1
Sun: X=0.749, Y=0.238, Z=0.013
MetallicityMetallicityIron abundance (normalized to solar)
Sun: [Fe/H] = 0.0Sun: [Fe/H] = 0.0
[Fe /H ]=log N Fe
N H − log N Fe
N H⊙
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MetallicityMetallicityIron abundance (normalized to solar)
Sun: [Fe/H] = 0.0Sun: [Fe/H] = 0.0
[Fe /H ]=log N Fe
N H − log N Fe
N H⊙
Negative Less metals than the Sun →Positive More metals than the Sun→
Metallicity
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Chemical Enrichment of the Galaxy
In the beginning there was Hydrogen and Helium
Stars form
Planetary Nebulae Planetary Nebulae and Supernovae Supernovae eject gas enriched in metals enriched in metals into the
ISM
Recycling of matterRecycling of matter
Remember, supernovae are massive stars, they live shortly (10 Myr or less).
The SN recycling is practically instantaneous!
New generations of stars are enriched New generations of stars are enriched in metals.in metals.
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Insight
The Sun (or stars in general) do NOTself-enrich its atmosphere. They were formed out of
gas that already contained those elements.
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Age-Metallicity Relationship
The overall metallicityoverall metallicity of the Galaxy increases in timeincreases in time as successive generations of stars enrich the ISM
Age of the stars
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Stellar Populations
More old terminology we are stuck with
Population I Population I young and metal-rich
Population II Population II old and metal-poor
Age of the stars
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Stellar Populations
Where do we find the different populations?
Galactic StructureGalactic Structure
BulgeBulgeHaloHaloDiskDisk
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Galaxy formation
The HaloHalo is the first structure that forms, during the collapse of the
original cloud
The DiskDisk forms later, as the gas settles
Halo: disordered motionHalo: disordered motionDisk: ordered motionDisk: ordered motion
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Stellar Populations
Population I Population I young and metal-rich
Disk Stars
Star formation is ongoing
Population II Population II old and metal-poor
Halo Stars
Star formation ceased long ago
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Insight
Blue stars are invariably young
Red stars are usually (but not always) old
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Example of Population I – Young Open ClustersOpen Clusters are usually youngOpen Clusters are usually young
Why? Because they are formed in the diskdisk, and are subject to Galactic tides!(there is a lot of gas around)
They are disrupted in a few orbitsThey are disrupted in a few orbitsThey retain their physical integrity only for a few millions of years, before the stars disperse
Still hanging around their birthplaces – the Spiral ArmsSpiral Arms
All disk stars (the Sun included) were born in Open Clusters
The Pleiades
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Are there old open clusters?
Yes, M67M67, for instance, which is 4 Gyr old4 Gyr old
It is an open cluster that is It is an open cluster that is massivemassive enough to remain gravitationally bound enough to remain gravitationally bound
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Example of Population II – Globular Clusters
Globular clusters are old systems of stars in the Halo Globular clusters are old systems of stars in the Halo
They are spherical (globular) because they are massiveGravity could shape the system into a spherical configuration
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A “mass-sphericity” analogy...
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Stellar Populations
Population I Population I young and metal-rich
Disk Stars
Star formation is ongoing
Population II Population II old and metal-poor
Halo Stars
Star formation ceased long ago
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Stellar Populations
Population I Population I young and metal-rich
Disk Stars
Star formation is ongoing
Population II Population II old and metal-poor
Halo Stars
Star formation ceased long ago
How about the Bulge??How about the Bulge??
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Stellar Populations
Bulge stars are old and metal richBulge stars are old and metal rich
The Bulge is an old structure, but quite dense
Star formation rate (SFR) is Star formation rate (SFR) is proportional to the densityproportional to the density
More gas, more stars....More gas, more stars....
So, the chemical enrichment was fast!! So, the chemical enrichment was fast!! Metallicity Distribution of the Bulge
11+/-2 Gyr
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The Galactic Radial Metallicity Gradient
Star formation rate (SFR) is proportional to the densityStar formation rate (SFR) is proportional to the density
A galaxy's density decreases with radiusSo, the SFR decreases with radiusSo, the SFR decreases with radius
Central part (Bulge) → Central part (Bulge) → High gas densityHigh gas density → Fast chemical enrichment → Fast chemical enrichmentOuter disk →Outer disk → Low gas density Low gas density → Slow chemical enrichment → Slow chemical enrichment
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Stellar Populations Why we shouldn't use the terminology
There exists old metal rich starsold metal rich stars (bulge)
As well as young metal poor starsyoung metal poor stars (outer disk)
Use of “stellar populations” is discourageddiscouraged.
Use Use ageage and and metallicitymetallicity when you can. when you can.
Population I - Population I - young and metal-richPopulation IIPopulation II – old and metal-poor
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Exception to the rule – Pop III stars
Pop I – metal rich, young
Pop II – metal poor, old
Pop III – metal free, extinctPop III – metal free, extinct
The First Stars
Purely Hydrogen and Helium, nothing else.
We cannot see them since they are gone.
But... the second generation of stars
may still be around
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Very metal poor stars – HE 1327-2326
[Fe/H] = -5.2 [Fe/H] = -5.2
How much less iron than the Sun?300,000 times less
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Let's summarize
S-processS-process
(slow neutron capture)
Neutron capture occurs slowerslower
than beta decay
Works up to bismuth (Z=83)
Where?AGB stars + SupernovaeAGB stars + Supernovae
R-process R-process
(rapid neutron capture)
Neutron capture occurs faster faster
than beta decay
Really heavy stuffAll the way to Uranium
Where?SupernovaeSupernovae
Beyond the Iron peak, nucleosynthesis occurs by neutron captureneutron capture and beta decaybeta decay
(n (n →→ p + e p + e-- + + ))
The process is classified according to the neutron flux
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Let's Summarize
Stellar evolution summaryHigher mass stars develop onion-like structure of nuclear burning shells
Iron is a dead end. Fusion beyond it consumes energy.The Iron core collapses and undergoes neutronization.
Urca process produce a flood of neutrinos, that carry energy away and hasten the collapseThe core collapses to nuclear densities, overshoots and bounces back. Shockwave triggered.
The shockwave travels outwards, deflagrating nuclear reactions along its pathA few hours later, the shockwave reaches the surface. Boom!!
Remnant is either a pulsar (neutron star) or a black hole, depending of the mass.Black holes are simple stuff. They have “no hair”.
Nucleosynthesis: Stars are where the periodic table is cooked
ElementElement # of Protons# of Protons SiteSite
H 1 Big Bang
He, C, O 2,6,8 Big Bang + Low and High Mass stars
Ne - Fe 10-26 High mass stars
Co - Bi 27-83 S and R process, ABG and SN
Po - U 84-92 R process in SN
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Let's summarize
MetalMetal: anything that is not Hydrogen or Helium
XX: Hydrogen abundanceYY: Helium abundanceZZ: All the rest (i.e., abundance of metals)
X+Y+Z=1X+Y+Z=1
Sun: X=0.749, Y=0.238, Z=0.013
MetallicityMetallicityIron abundance (normalized to solar)
Sun: [Fe/H] = 0.0Sun: [Fe/H] = 0.0
[Fe /H ]=log N Fe
N H − log N Fe
N H⊙
Some astrochemistry jargon
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metals
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metalsAn age-metallicity relation can be traced
Age of the stars
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Let's summarize
Population I Population I young and metal-rich
Population II Population II old and metal-poor
Age of the stars
Some astrochemistry jargon Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metals
An age-metallicity relation can be tracedStellar Populations
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metalsAn age-metallicity relation can be traced
Stellar PopulationsPop I – Disk stars ; Pop II – Halo stars
Population I Population I young and metal-rich
Disk Stars
Star formation is ongoing
Population II Population II old and metal-poor
Halo Stars
Star formation ceased long ago
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metalsAn age-metallicity relation can be traced
Stellar PopulationsPop I – Disk stars ; Pop II – Halo stars
Bulge stars break the classification. They are old and metal rich.
11+/-2 GyrOLD!!OLD!!
Metallicity Distribution of the Bulge
Age of the Bulge
Solar!Solar!
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metalsAn age-metallicity relation can be traced
Stellar PopulationsPop I – Disk stars ; Pop II – Halo stars
Bulge stars break the classification. They are old and metal rich.That's because the bulge is dense. More gas, more stars. Fast chemical enrichment.
Star formation rate (SFR) is proportional to the densityStar formation rate (SFR) is proportional to the density
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metalsAn age-metallicity relation can be traced
Stellar PopulationsPop I – Disk stars ; Pop II – Halo stars
Bulge stars break the classification. They are old and metal rich.That's because the bulge is dense. More gas, more stars. Fast chemical enrichment.
The Galaxy has a radial metallicity gradient
Star formation rate (SFR) is proportional to the densityStar formation rate (SFR) is proportional to the density
Central part (Bulge) → Central part (Bulge) → High gas densityHigh gas density → Fast chemical enrichment → Fast chemical enrichmentOuter diskOuter disk → → Low gas density Low gas density → → Slow chemical enrichmentSlow chemical enrichment
Galactocentric distance
Met
allic
ity
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metalsAn age-metallicity relation can be traced
Stellar PopulationsPop I – Disk stars ; Pop II – Halo stars
Bulge stars break the classification. They are old and metal rich.That's because the bulge is dense. More gas, more stars. Fast chemical enrichment.
The Galaxy has a radial metallicity gradientPopulation III stars – Metal free, the first stars
Pop I – metal rich, young
Pop II – metal poor, old
Pop III – metal free, extinctPop III – metal free, extinct
The First Stars
Purely Hydrogen and Helium, nothing else.
We cannot see them since they are gone.
But... the second second generation of stars
may still be around
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Let's summarizeSome astrochemistry jargon
Successive generations of stars enrich the Galaxy in metalsAn age-metallicity relation can be traced
Stellar PopulationsPop I – Disk stars ; Pop II – Halo stars
Bulge stars break the classification. They are old and metal rich.That's because the bulge is dense. More gas, more stars. Fast chemical enrichment.
The Galaxy has a radial metallicity gradientPopulation III stars – Metal free, the first stars
HE 1327-2326: The most metal poor star ever found
[Fe/H] = -5.2 [Fe/H] = -5.2
300,000 times less Iron 300,000 times less Iron than the Sunthan the Sun