Convective Mixing: The Formation Channel of Li-rich Giants
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| author | Li, Xuefeng Shi, Jianrong Li, Yan Yan, Hongliang Zhang, Jinghua |
| author_facet | Li, Xuefeng Shi, Jianrong Li, Yan Yan, Hongliang Zhang, Jinghua |
| contents | Increasing observed data indicate that part of giants has abnormally high lithium (Li) inside their surface, and their proportion is around 1%. Instead of pursuing the feasible mechanisms for extra Li enrichment, we focus on how to inhibit Li depletion from the main sequence (MS) phase of giants. With this in mind, we find that convective mixing is capable of achieving this goal and forming Li-rich giants, which is mainly attributed to the convection model with the convective boundary defined by the Ledoux criterion. Another factor in the formation of Li-rich giants in our convection models is related to the Li abundances of their progenitors. If the Li abundances of the progenitors exceed the meteoritic value (3.3 dex), then the majority of giants will be rich in Li. This is the general pattern of stellar Li abundance evolution without factoring in extra Li depletion. We propose that other Li depletion processes should also be adopted in the future, as they may be the key to the 1% puzzle. |
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| spellingShingle | Convective Mixing: The Formation Channel of Li-rich Giants Li, Xuefeng Shi, Jianrong Li, Yan Yan, Hongliang Zhang, Jinghua Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Increasing observed data indicate that part of giants has abnormally high lithium (Li) inside their surface, and their proportion is around 1%. Instead of pursuing the feasible mechanisms for extra Li enrichment, we focus on how to inhibit Li depletion from the main sequence (MS) phase of giants. With this in mind, we find that convective mixing is capable of achieving this goal and forming Li-rich giants, which is mainly attributed to the convection model with the convective boundary defined by the Ledoux criterion. Another factor in the formation of Li-rich giants in our convection models is related to the Li abundances of their progenitors. If the Li abundances of the progenitors exceed the meteoritic value (3.3 dex), then the majority of giants will be rich in Li. This is the general pattern of stellar Li abundance evolution without factoring in extra Li depletion. We propose that other Li depletion processes should also be adopted in the future, as they may be the key to the 1% puzzle. |
| title | Convective Mixing: The Formation Channel of Li-rich Giants |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00215 |