初始质量为七个太阳质量的AGB星的氢燃烧壳层的特性和物质抛射机理

The property of the H-burning shell and the mecanism of the mass ejection of the AGB star are investigated by means of detailed computations carried out for the evolution of a star with its initial mass of 7. The energe generation rate εH of the H-burning shell changes periodically and has a phase-shifting with respect to that of the He-burning shell which undergoes thermonuclear runaway. For the most time of a period the value of εH is about one to three order of magnitude larger than that of the He-burning shell εHe . So the dominative energy supply of the star in the AGB phase comes from the H-burning shell. The luminosity of the star changes periodically and cynchronizes with the variation of εH . The upper limit of the luminosity of an AGB star can be obtained by the condition that the inward gravitational acceleration is balanced by the outward acceleration owing to the radiations, rotation and turbulent forces. Comparing the luminosity of the star with its upper limit, we can find that the lu