The Nucleosynthetic Signature of Population III
@article{Heger2002TheNS, title={The Nucleosynthetic Signature of Population III}, author={Alexander Heger and S. E. Woosley}, journal={The Astrophysical Journal}, year={2002}, volume={567}, pages={532 - 543} }
Growing evidence suggests that the first generation of stars may have been quite massive (~100-300 M☉). Could these stars have left a distinct nucleosynthetic signature? We explore the nucleosynthesis of helium cores in the mass range MHe = 64-133 M☉, corresponding to main-sequence star masses of approximately 140-260 M☉. Above MHe = 133 M☉, without rotation and using current reaction rates, a black hole is formed, and no nucleosynthesis is ejected. For lighter helium core masses, ~40-63 M…
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