Nucleosynthesis in Type II supernovae and the abundances in metal-poor stars

Abstract

We explore the effects on nucleosynthesis in Type II supernovae of various parameters (mass cut, neutron excess, explosion energy, progenitor mass) in order to explain the observed trends of the iron-peak element abundance ratios ([Cr/Fe], [Mn/Fe], [Co/Fe] and [Ni/Fe]) in halo stars as a function of metallicity for the range $-4\le$ [Fe/H] $\le -2.5$. [Cr/Fe] and [Mn/Fe] decrease with decreasing [Fe/H], while [Co/Fe] behaves the opposite way and increases. We show that such a behavior can be explained by a variation of mass cuts in Type II supernovae as a function of progenitor mass, which provides a changing mix of nucleosynthesis from an alpha-rich freeze-out of Si-burning and incomplete Si-burning. This explanation is consistent with the amount of ejected ${}^{56}$Ni determined from modeling the early light curves of individual supernovae. We also suggest that the ratio [H/Fe] of halo stars is mainly determined by the mass of interstellar hydrogen mixed with the ejecta of a single supernova which is larger for larger explosion energy and the larger Strömgren radius of the progenitor.

17 pages, LaTeX, Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal, more discussion on the Galactic chemical evolution

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