Nucleosynthesis in early rotating massive stars and chemical composition of CEMP stars

Abstract

The first massive stars triggered the onset of chemical evolution by releasing the first metals (elements heavier than helium) in the Universe. The nature of these stars and how the early chemical enrichment took place is still largely unknown. Rotational-induced mixing in the stellar interior can impact the nucleosynthesis during the stellar life of massive stars and lead to stellar ejecta having various chemical compositions. We present low and zero-metallicity 20, 25 and 40 $M_{\odot }$ stellar models with various initial rotation rates and assumptions for the nuclear reactions rates. With increasing initial rotation, the yields of light (from $\sim$ C to Al) and trans-iron elements are boosted. The trans-iron elements (especially elements heavier than Ba) are significantly affected by the nuclear reaction uncertainties. The chemical composition of the observed CEMP (carbon-enhanced metal-poor) stars CS29528-028 and HE0336+0113 are consistent with the chemical composition of the material ejected by a fast rotating 40~$M_{\odot }$ model.

Proceeding of the Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics IX conference, to appear in the Journal of Physics: Conference Series

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