Open AccessDistribution of Elements Inside Stars
Author(s) -
G. Alecian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
communications of the byurakan astrophysical observatory
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2579-2776
DOI - 10.52526/25792776-2019.66.1-52
Subject(s) - stars , astrophysics , stellar collision , physics , diffusion , chemical composition , stellar evolution , main sequence , astronomy , thermodynamics
The chemical composition measured in stellar atmospheres is not necessarily the same as in deeper layers (outside the core). Indeed, for a significant fraction of main-sequence G to B types stars the discrepancies between superficial and internal abundances go from a few percent (for the coldest of these stars) to huge factors (for hot chemically peculiar stars). This is due to atomic diffusion process, which may produces elements segregation at some stages of the stellar evolution.