2005ApJ...619..427U -
Astrophys. J., 619, 427-445 (2005/January-3)
Variations in the abundance pattern of extremely metal-poor stars and nucleosynthesis in population III supernovae.
UMEDA H. and NOMOTO K.
Abstract (from CDS):
We calculate nucleosynthesis in Population III supernovae (SNe) and compare the yields with various abundance patterns of extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars. We assume that the observed EMP stars are second-generation stars, which have the metal-abundance patterns of Population III SNe. Previous theoretical yields of Population III SNe cannot explain the trends in the abundance ratios among Fe-peak elements (Mn, Co, Ni, Zn)/Fe or the large C/Fe ratio observed in certain EMP stars with [Fe/H]≲-2.5. In this paper we show that if we introduce higher explosion energies and mixing fallback in the core-collapse SN models of M∼20-130 M☉, the above abundance features of both typical and C-rich EMP stars can be much better explained. We suggest that the abundance patterns of the [Fe/H]~-2.5 stars correspond to supernova yields with normal explosion energies, while those of the carbon unenhanced ([C/Fe]<1) stars with [Fe/H]≃-4 to -3 correspond to high-energy supernova yields. The abundance patterns of the C-rich ([C/Fe]≳2) and low [Fe/H](≃-5.5~-3.5) stars can be explained with the yields of faint SNe that eject little 56Ni as observed in SN 1997D. In the supernova-induced star formation model, we can qualitatively explain why the EMP stars formed by the faint or energetic supernovae have lower [Fe/H] than the EMP stars formed by normal supernovae. We also examine how the abundance ratios among Fe-peak elements depend on the electron mole fraction Yeand conclude that a large explosion energy is still needed to realize the large Co/Fe and Zn/Fe ratios observed in typical EMP stars with [Fe/H]≲-3.5.
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Galaxy: Halo - Nuclear Reactions, Nucleosynthesis, Abundances - Stars: Abundances - Stars: Supernovae: General - Stars: Supernovae: Individual: Alphanumeric: SN 1997D
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