Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

A massive AGB star as source of short-lived nuclei in the early solar system

M. Lugaro*, A. I. Karakas, M. Van Raai, D. A. García-Hernández, J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez

*Corresponding author for this work

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference Paperpeer-review

    Abstract

    The origin of short-lived radioactive nuclei at the time of the formation of the Sun is a much debated mystery in modern astronomy. We show that abundance predictions for massive AGB stars (roughly 6Mȯ) of solar metallicity can self-consistently match the abundances of 26Al, 41Ca, 60Fe, and 107Pd in the early Solar System, as derived from meteorite analysis. On the other hand our models do not produce 182Hf, thus confirming previous results. Recent measurements of excesses in 62Ni and 96Zr, correlated to 60Fe, can be accounted for by a massive AGB source. Moreover, these stars could be an important source of 87Rb, as recently observed, and thus induce the fluctuations in the Rb/Sr ratio observed in primitive chondritic materials. Finally, we discuss recent observations of decoupling between the presence of 26Al and 60Fe in differentiated planetesimals and their implications on candidate stellar sources.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNinth Torino Workshop on Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in AGB Stars and the Second Perugia Workshop on Nuclear Astrophysics
    Pages269-276
    Number of pages8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    Event9th Torino Workshop on Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in AGB Stars and the 2nd Perugia Workshop on Nuclear Astrophysics - Perugia, Italy
    Duration: 21 Oct 200727 Oct 2007

    Publication series

    NameAIP Conference Proceedings
    Volume1001
    ISSN (Print)0094-243X
    ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

    Conference

    Conference9th Torino Workshop on Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in AGB Stars and the 2nd Perugia Workshop on Nuclear Astrophysics
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityPerugia
    Period21/10/0727/10/07

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'A massive AGB star as source of short-lived nuclei in the early solar system'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this