Open AccessOn the origin of fluorine in the Milky Way
Author(s) -
Renda Agostino,
Fenner Yeshe,
Gibson Brad K.,
Karakas Amanda I.,
Lattanzio John C.,
Campbell Simon,
Chieffi Alessandro,
Cunha Katia,
Smith Verne V.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08215.x
Subject(s) - physics , milky way , nucleosynthesis , supernova , asymptotic giant branch , globular cluster , astronomy , stars , astrophysics , stellar nucleosynthesis , fluorine , materials science , metallurgy
The main astrophysical factories of fluorine ( 19 F) are thought to be Type II supernovae, Wolf–Rayet stars, and the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) of intermediate‐mass stars. We present a model for the chemical evolution of fluorine in the Milky Way using a semi‐analytic multizone chemical evolution model. For the first time, we demonstrate quantitatively the impact of fluorine nucleosynthesis in Wolf–Rayet and AGB stars. The inclusion of these latter two fluorine production sites provides a possible solution to the long‐standing discrepancy between model predictions and the fluorine abundances observed in Milky Way giants. Finally, fluorine is discussed as a possible probe of the role of supernovae and intermediate‐mass stars in the chemical evolution history of the globular cluster ω Centauri.