The Evolution of Li6 in Standard Cosmic-Ray Nucleosynthesis
arXiv:astro-ph/9811183 · doi:10.1016/S1384-1076(99)00009-3
Abstract
We review the Galactic chemical evolution of Li6 and compare these results with recent observational determinations of the lithium isotopic ratio. In particular, we concentrate on so-called standard Galactic cosmic-ray nucleosynthesis in which Li, Be, and B are produced (predominantly) by the inelastic scattering of accelerated protons and α's off of CNO nuclei in the ambient interstellar medium. If O/Fe is constant at low metallicities, then the Li6 vs Fe/H evolution-as well as Be and B vs Fe/H-has difficulty in matching the observations. However, recent determinations of Population II oxygen abundances, as measured via OH lines, indicate that O/Fe increases at lower metallicity; if this trend is confirmed, then the Li6 evolution in a standard model of cosmic-ray nucleosynthesis is consistent with the data. We also show that another key indicator of Li6BeB origin is the Li6/Be ratio which also fits the available data if O/Fe is not constant at low metallicity. Finally we note that Li6 evolution in this scenario can strongly constrain the degree to which Li6 and Li7 are depleted in halo stars.
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