On 7Li production in nova explosions.
Abstract
Calculations of Li-7 production occurring as a concomitant of thermonuclear runaways in hydrogen envelopes of white dwarfs are reported. It is found that sufficient Li-7 can be produced in models displaying fast-nova-like features to suggest that the corresponding objects represent significant contributors to the enrichment of galactic matter. The sensitivities of these results to various assumptions and uncertainties are discussed.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- June 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1086/156175
- Bibcode:
- 1978ApJ...222..600S
- Keywords:
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- Abundance;
- Lithium;
- Novae;
- Nuclear Fusion;
- Stellar Mass Ejection;
- White Dwarf Stars;
- Hydrogen;
- Stellar Envelopes;
- Stellar Models;
- Thermonuclear Reactions;
- Astrophysics;
- Novae:Explosions;
- Novae:Nucleosynthesis