A more detailed look at the opacities for enriched carbon and oxygen mixtures

被引:78
作者
Eldridge, JJ [1 ]
Tout, CA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England
关键词
radiative transfer; stars : AGB and post-AGB; stars : carbon; stars : evolution; stars : general; stars : Wolf-Rayet;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07344.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We have included opacity tables in our stellar evolution code that enable us to model accurately the structure of stars composed of mixtures with carbon and oxygen independently enhanced relative to solar. We present tests to demonstrate the effects of the new tables. Two of these are practical examples: the effect on the evolution of a thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch star and a Wolf-Rayet star. The changes are small but perceptible.
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