中等质量恒星星风物质损失的机制

在考虑引力对星风物质损失的制约效果及辐射压与湍流压对其扰动效果的同时,通过引入可压缩流机制,考虑了恒星外壳对流区对星风物质损失的促进作用,从而建立了新的星风物质损失公式.之后,通过对3～5 M_⊙恒星理论模型的星风物质损失率计算,发现:从主序直至中心氦核燃烧结束阶段,新的星风物质损失公式计算所得星风物质损失率与经典星风物质损失公式计算结果几乎一致;而在TP-AGB阶段,应用新的星风物质损失公式计算的恒星模型则不受光度影响产生了持续的较大的星风物质损失,比较符合实际观测结果.     

恒星辐射不透明度对赫罗图中蓝回绕的影响(英文)

使用不同的恒星辐射不透明度数值 ,对 5至 9个太阳质量恒星的演化模型进行计算 ,来研究辐射不透明度对赫罗图中蓝回绕的影响。结果表明在赫罗图中 ,使用OPAL不透明度值的恒星演化迹中存在着蓝回绕。而且 ,随着辐射不透明度的增加 ,蓝回绕会快速收缩直至消失     

恒星的初始—终止质量关系

本研究了星族ＩＲＧＢ／ＡＧＢ星外壳结合能为零时的核质量与其初始质量的关系，发现此关系与Ｗｅｉｄｅｍａｎｎ和Ｋｏｅｓｔｅｒ得到的初始－终止质量关系的相符，并与Ｚｈａｎｇ和Ｋｗｏｋ得到的行星状星云核质量分布的观测结果相符合，采用相同的假设，本还得到了星族Ⅱ恒星的初始－终止质量关系，对于相同的初始质量，星族Ⅱ恒星的终止质量比星族Ｉ的大－１０－２０％。     

湍流压对中小质量恒星后期演化的影响（II）湍流区对内部结构和演化…

本研究了２．８Ｍ⊙和７Ｍ⊙恒星由于主序到红巨星和ＡＧＢ星阶段的演化,结果发现,湍流压的存在质量较大的７Ｍ⊙恒星的内部结构有较大的影响,它将使氢燃烧壳屋明显变厚并较早地消失,使恒星中心的温度降低,使ＨＲ图中的演化轨迹向温度降低和光度减小的方向变化,使氢壳层燃烧出现周期性脉动,氦壳层的热脉动周期变短等等。但是,对于质量较小的２．８Ｍ⊙恒星,湍流压的效应很微小。     

湍流压对中小质量恒星后期演化的影响（Ⅲ）红巨星和AGB星产生强？…

本提供了一个判别红巨星和ＡＧＢ星对流外壳中是否会产生动力学非稳定性的条件。根据这个条件和对２．８Ｍ⊙及７Ｍ⊙恒星从主序列到巨星阶段和ＡＧＢ阶段的演化计算,可以证明,湍流压效应是导致红居星和ＡＢＧ星靠近表达区域产生动力学非稳定性,从而造成质向外喷流的原因,并认为它就是造成红巨星和ＡＧＢ星表面温度很低（因而辐射压很低）从而产生强大星风物质损失的物理原因。     

恒星的初始-终止质量关系

本文研究了星族ＩＲＧＢ／ＡＧＢ星外壳结合能为零时的核质量与其初始质量的关系，发现此关系与Ｗｅｉｄｅｍａｎｎ和Ｋｏｅｓｔｅｒ观测得到的初始终止质量关系相符，并与Ｚｈａｎｇ和Ｋｗｏｋ得到的行星状星云核质量分布的观测结果相符合．采用相同的假设，本文还得到了星族ＩＩ恒星的初始终止质量关系．对于相同的初始质量，星族Ｉ恒星的终止质量比星族Ｉ的大～１０％－２０％．     

中等质量富金属AGB长周期变星的振动研究

本采用恒星演化计算与恒星振动计算相结合的方法，对中等质量富金属恒星演化到渐近巨星分支时的振动性质进行了分析研究，从理论上得出这类恒星的振动方式是处于一阶谐频振动，而振动的激发则是在氢电离区和氦的二次电离区由多种机制共同作用造成的，同时提出很长周期的ＡＧＢ长周期变星只能是由中等质量恒星演化到ＡＧＢ阶段形成的。我们的理论计算结果还比较支持在ＡＧＢ顶端存在巨大星风物质损失的观点，且这种星风物质损失很可     

湍流压对中小质量恒星后期演化的影响(I)湍流压对内部结构和演化的影响

本文研究了２８Ｍ⊙和７Ｍ⊙恒星由主序到红巨星和ＡＧＢ星阶段的演化．结果发现,湍流压的存在对质量较大的７Ｍ⊙恒星的内部结构有较大的影响,它将使氢燃烧壳层明显变厚并较早地消失;使恒星中心的温度降低;使ＨＲ图中的演化轨迹向温度降低和光度减小的方向变化;使氢壳层燃烧出现周期性脉动;氦壳层的热脉动周期变短等等．但是,对于质量较小的２８Ｍ⊙恒星,湍流压的效应很微小．     

钡星的形成机制(Ⅱ)Monte Carlo分析

本文对文章Ⅰ所建立的钡星形成的完备模型进行了ＭｏｎｔｅＣａｒｌｏ分析,并同观测结果作了比较．结果表明,大部分强钡星可能产生于星风吸积过程、星风暴露过程和稳定的洛希瓣物质交流过程,而大部分中等钡星可能产生于星风吸积过程和星风暴露过程．银河系中钡星的数量、轨道周期分布和质量函数分布在本文各种模型计算结果范围之内．模型还预言钡星轨道周期与污染因子相关．模型给出,银河系中钡星的诞生率为００２／年左右,亮于１０个星等的钡星大约有６０００颗,强钡星的平均质量为１８Ｍ⊙左右,而钡星的白矮星伴星平均质量为０６０Ｍ⊙．另外,结果还显示,星族ＩＡＧＢ星热脉动开始较早,星风有潮汐增强效应存在（Ｂ～５００）,ｓ过程最大恒星质量为２Ｍ⊙左右．     

湍流压对中小质量恒星后期演化的影响(Ⅲ)红巨星和AGB星产生强大星风物质损失的机理研究

本文提供了一个判别红巨星和ＡＧＢ星对流外壳中是否会产生动力学非稳定性的条件．根据这个条件和对２８Ｍ及７Ｍ恒星从主序到巨星阶段和ＡＧＢ阶段的演化计算,可以证明,湍流压效应是导致红巨星和ＡＧＢ星靠近表面区域产生动力学非稳定性,从而造成物质向外喷流的原因．并认为它就是造成红巨星和ＡＧＢ星表面温度很低（因而辐射压很低）从而产生强大星风物质损失的物理原因．     

The Demarcation Point from E-AGB Stars to TP-AGB Stars in HR Diagram for Medium-mass Stars

Via a study of the evolutionary tracks of 3∼10 M stars on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, the variations of the energy, density, temperature at the peak of helium-shell burning, ratio of surface luminosity of helium shell to stellar surface luminosity as well as the stellar radius are analyzed. Then the demarcation point of medium-mass stars in the evolution from early AGB stars to thermally pulsing AGB stars on the HR diagram is determined, and for 119 carbon stars our analysis agrees rather well with observation. At the same time the following is suggested. After arriving at this demarcation point in stellar evolution, in the formula of the loss of stellar wind material it is probably needed to introduce a quantity which is not concerned with the surface luminosity, but it dominates the formation of super stellar wind. On this basis and via the analysis of the structure and evolution of 5 M stars as well as the rate of mass loss of stellar wind, it is found that the effect of turbulent pressure on the mass loss of stellar wind in the stage of thermally pulsing AGB stars is rather great, hence the turbulent pressure of thermally pulsing AGB stars cannot be overlooked. Furthermore, the physical factors which possibly affect the matter loss of the stellar winds of thermally pulsing AGB stars are suggested.     

The origin of the lead-rich stars in the Galactic halo: investigation of model parameters for the s-process

Several stars at the low-metallicity extreme of the Galactic halo show large spreads of lead and associated 'heavy' s-process elements ([Pb/hs]). Theoretically, an s-process pattern should be obtained from an AGB star with a fixed metallicity and initial mass. For the third dredge-up and the s-process model, several important properties depend primarily on the core mass of AGB stars. Zijlstra reported that the initial-to-final mass relation steepens at low metallicity, due to low mass-loss efficiency. This might affect the model parameters of the AGB stars, e.g. the overlap factor and the neutron irradiation time, in particular at low metallicity. The calculated results do indeed show that the overlap factor and the neutron irradiation time are significantly small at low metallicities, especially for  3.0 M_⊙ AGB  stars. The scatter of [Pb/hs] found in low metallicities can therefore be explained naturally when varying the initial mass of the low-mass AGB stars.     

An optical spectroscopic HR diagram for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in Orion

The masses and temperatures of young low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in star-forming regions are not yet well established because of uncertainties in the age of individual objects and the spectral type–temperature scale appropriate for objects with ages of only a few Myr. Using multi-object optical spectroscopy, 45 low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in the Trapezium Cluster in Orion have been classified and 44 of these confirmed as bona fide cluster members. The spectral types obtained have been converted to effective temperatures using a temperature scale intermediate between those of dwarfs and giants, which is suitable for young pre-main-sequence objects. The objects have been placed on a Hertzsprung–Russell (HR) diagram overlaid with theoretical isochrones. The low-mass stars and the higher mass substellar objects are found to be clustered around the 1 Myr isochrone, while many of the lower mass substellar objects are located well above this isochrone. An average age of 1 Myr is found for the majority of the objects. Assuming coevality of the sources and an average age of 1 Myr, the masses of the objects have been estimated and range from  0.018 to 0.44 M_⊙  . The spectra also allow an investigation of the surface gravity of the objects by measurement of the sodium doublet equivalent width. With one possible exception, all objects have low gravities, in line with young ages, and the Na indices for the Trapezium objects lie systematically below those of young stars and brown dwarfs in Chamaeleon, suggesting that the 820 nm Na index may provide a sensitive means of estimating ages in young clusters.     

Distributions of Neutron Exposures in AGB Stars and the Galaxy

Based on the s-process nucleosynthesis model with the 13C(α,n)16O reaction oc- curring under radiative conditions in the interpulse phases, we investigate the characteristics of the distribution of neutron exposure in low-mass Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars. We introduce a new concept, the distribution of neutron exposures of the Galaxy (NEG), to study the chemical evolution characteristics of the Galaxy for s-process elements. Using a chemical evolution model of the Galaxy, we develop a model for the NEG and obtain the evolution results of the NEG in different epochs. The present results appear to reasonably re- produce the distribution of neutron exposures of the solar system (hereafter NES). The main component and the strong component in the NES are built up in different epochs. The strong component of the s-process is mainly synthesised in the low-mass and metal-poor AGB stars, and the main component is produced by the s-process in the low-mass AGB stars with higher metallicities.     

Silicate dust emission in sr variables

We have investigated the IRAS LRS spectra of a sample of 56 Semiregular (SR) variables with silicate dust features (class 2 n) and existing near infrared photometry. We compare our results to similar work that has been done on Mira variables by Little-Marenin & Little (1990).This work is supported by the Austrian Science Fund Project P9638-AST.     

Sio observations of mass-losing AGB stars

We have observed the first overtone rotation-vibration absorption bands of SiO near = 4µm for a sample of 23 oxygen-rich Mira and Semiregular variables using the ESO NTT and IRSPEC. We discuss the strength of the SiO absorption in terms of the near infrared, IRAS and pulsational properties of the stars. Especially among the Miras there are big differences in the strength of the SiO bands between individual objects, which are probably due to pulsational variability.This work is supported by the Austrian Science Fund Project P9638-AST.