The origin of carbon: Low-mass stars and an evolving, initially top-heavy IMF?

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 515, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Mattsson, L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Galaxy: abundances; Galaxy: evolution; Galaxy: formation; Galaxy: stellar content; Stars: carbon; Stars: mass loss

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; GALAXIES;

BEST-FIT MODELS; CARBON ENRICHMENT; CARBON STARS; CARBON YIELD; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; GALACTOCENTRIC DISTANCES; GALAXY: ABUNDANCES; GAS DISTRIBUTION; HIGH-MASS STARS; INITIAL MASS; INTERSTELLAR MEDIUMS; LOW-MASS STARS; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; MASS STARS; METALLICITIES; MILKY WAYS; SOLAR NEIGHBOURHOOD; STAR FORMATIONS; STARS: CARBON;

STARS;

EID: 77953398841     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913315     Document Type: Article

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