Light Element Settling in Main-Sequence Pop II Stars and the Primordial Lithium Abundance

dc.creatorVauclair, Sylvie
dc.date1999-02-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:30:24Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:30:24Z
dc.descriptionWhile theoretical computations of the lithium abundances in Pop II stars predict variations from star to star, the most recent observations confirm the existence of a "lithium plateau" with no abundance dispersion. This apparent paradox has to be faced and a solution has to be found before deriving the primordial lithium abundance. In any case lithium 7 has been depleted in these stars by at least 20 percent and lithium 6 by at least a factor 2, even in the hottest stars of the "plateau". Consequences for other elements are also discussed.
dc.description7pages, 5figures, paper given at the LiBeB workshop, IAP, Paris, Dec'98
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9902144
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9902144
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/13801
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleLight Element Settling in Main-Sequence Pop II Stars and the Primordial Lithium Abundance
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