Surface Compositions of R Coronae Borealis Stars and Extreme Helium Stars - Some Connections

dc.creatorRao, N. Kameswara
dc.date2004-10-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:15:30Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:15:30Z
dc.descriptionAbundances of R Coronae Borealis stars (RCBs) and Extreme Helium stars (EHes) are discussed. Recent estimates of the $s$-process elements in hot extreme helium stars show enhancements of lighter $s$-process elements (Y, Zr) relative to heavier $s$-process elements, a characteristic shared by RCB stars. It also suggests that atleast some EHe stars went through an episode of $s$-process element synthesis in their earlier evolution. A majority of RCB stars show a high $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratio in their atmospheres. A recent analysis of the spectrum of minority RCB star V CrA, however, shows a lower value between 4 $-$ 10. The implications of these results are discussed.
dc.description14 pages including 6 figures, Invited review presented at "Cosmic abundances as records of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis", F.N. Bash & T.G Barnes(editors). ASP conf. series, in press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0410648
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0410648
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/8433
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSurface Compositions of R Coronae Borealis Stars and Extreme Helium Stars - Some Connections
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