Origin of the elements

A Arcones, FK Thielemann - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2023 - Springer
What is the origin of the oxygen we breathe, the hydrogen and oxygen (in form of water
H2O) in rivers and oceans, the carbon in all organic compounds, the silicon in electronic …

The evolution of CNO elements in galaxies

D Romano - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2022 - Springer
After hydrogen and helium, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen—hereinafter, the CNO elements—
are the most abundant species in the universe. They are observed in all kinds of …

The origin of elements from carbon to uranium

C Kobayashi, AI Karakas, M Lugaro - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
To reach a deeper understanding of the origin of elements in the periodic table, we construct
Galactic chemical evolution (GCE) models for all stable elements from C (A= 12) to U (A …

Four-hundred very metal-poor stars studied with LAMOST and Subaru. II. Elemental abundances

H Li, W Aoki, T Matsuno, Q Xing, T Suda… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present homogeneous abundance analysis of over 20 elements for 385 very metal-poor
(VMP) stars based on the LAMOST survey and follow-up observations with the Subaru …

Constraining the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase with resolved stellar populations in the Small Magellanic Cloud

G Pastorelli, P Marigo, L Girardi, Y Chen… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) experienced by low-and
intermediate-mass stars is one of the most uncertain phases of stellar evolution and the …

Planetary nebulae: Sources of enlightenment

KB Kwitter, RBC Henry - … of the Astronomical Society of the …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review/tutorial we explore planetary nebulae as a stage in the evolution of low-to-
intermediate-mass stars, as major contributors to the mass and chemical enrichment of the …

The Gaia-ESO survey: the non-universality of the age–chemical-clocks–metallicity relations in the Galactic disc

G Casali, L Spina, L Magrini, AI Karakas… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. In the era of large spectroscopic surveys, massive databases of high-quality spectra
coupled with the products of the Gaia satellite provide tools to outline a new picture of our …

LYRA–I. Simulating the multiphase ISM of a dwarf galaxy with variable energy supernovae from individual stars

TA Gutcke, R Pakmor, T Naab… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We introduce the LYRA project, a new high-resolution galaxy formation model built within
the framework of the cosmological hydrodynamical moving mesh code arepo. The model …

Observational constraints on the origin of the elements – VI. Origin and evolution of neutron-capture elements as probed by the Gaia-ESO survey

J Lian, N Storm, G Guiglion, A Serenelli… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Most heavy elements beyond the iron peak are synthesized via neutron capture processes.
The nature of the astrophysical sites of neutron capture processes is still very unclear. In this …

Gas and dust from metal-rich AGB stars

P Ventura, F Dell'Agli, M Lugaro, D Romano… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Stars evolving through the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase provide significant
feedback to their host system, which is both gas enriched in nuclear-burning products, and …