Published December 1990
| Version v1
Journal article
On the formation of carbon stars
Creators
- 1. Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, CO (USA)
- 2. Calgary Univ. (Canada)
Description
The effect of the mass loss on the formation of carbon stars is investigated using different mass-loss formulas including one proposed in this paper, and the results of different formulas are compared with the observed properties of C stars. It is shown that the new formula reproduces well the observed luminosity distribution of AGB stars, the initial-final mass relationship, the oxygen-rich-to-carbon-rich ratio, and the total population of carbon stars. The new model is not consistent with any of the superwind mass-loss formulas where most of the envelope mass is removed near the end of the AGB. 52 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophysical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 365
- Series
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 301-311
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- CODEN
- ASJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22040237
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON STARS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; LUMINOSITY; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; STAR EVOLUTION; STAR MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTS; EVALUATION; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONMETALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STARS