کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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9850950 | 1527280 | 2005 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Galactic Chemical Evolution, AGB Stars, and the Apparent Time Variation of the Fine Structure Constant
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موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه
فیزیک و نجوم
فیزیک هسته ای و انرژی بالا
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چکیده انگلیسی
Observations of quasar absorption spectra have suggested a variation of the fine structure constant α. This variation is a generic feature of many unified models of particle physics beyond the standard model, and hence, is a profound result. However, the most statistically significant portion of this sample involves the ratio of Mg to Fe wavelength shifts using the many-multiplet (MM) method. Recent calculations of low-metallicity intermediate-mass AGB stars are particularly important in this regard because they are shown to be copious producers of the heavy Mg isotopes. We have implemented these yields into a chemical evolution model and show that the ensuing isotope distribution of Mg can account for the observed α variation. These observations of quasar absorption spectra can be used to probe the nucleosynthetic history of high redshift (z > 0.5), low metallicity systems. This analysis and other abundances of low metallicity systems strengthen the mounting evidence that early star formation may have been influenced by an enhanced population of intermediate-mass stars. These intermediate-mass stars also affect other elemental and isotopic abundances, particularly CNO cycle elements. We compare our model to independent measurements of the C N, and O elements in Lyman-alpha clouds and show that the scenario we propose is consistent with observations.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Nuclear Physics A - Volume 758, 25 July 2005, Pages 238-241
Journal: Nuclear Physics A - Volume 758, 25 July 2005, Pages 238-241
نویسندگان
Grant J. Mathews, T.P. Ashenfelter, Keith A. Olive,