The Chemical Composition of Carbon C(N) stars
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A chemical study of normal Galactic C(N) carbon stars is presented. Abundances of Li, CNO isotopes and s-elements are derived. The derived abundances of s-elements nicely agree with theoretical s-process nucleosynthesis predictions during the AGB phase. However, the figures obtained for Li and the 12C/13C ratios might imply the existence of a non-standard mixing process during the AGB phase operating preferentially in low mass stars. The intrinsic or extrinsic nature of C(N) stars is also discussed.
Oral talk presented in "CNO in the Universe". Eds. C. Charbonnel, D. Schaerer, & G. Maynet. ASI Conference Series, in press
Oral talk presented in "CNO in the Universe". Eds. C. Charbonnel, D. Schaerer, & G. Maynet. ASI Conference Series, in press