Starbursts and the production and dispersal of heavy elements

Here we derive some further properties of starbursts; namely the amount ofmatter returned to the interstellar medium by means of supernova explosions frommassive stars (M 8M), as a function of time. Following di erent approximationsto stellar evolution we also derive the time dependent oxygen and ir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Guillermo Tenorio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:México
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica
Repositorio:Redalyc-INAOE
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57101028
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57101028
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
ISM:
HYDRODYNAMICS
DUCTION RATES
STARS: METAL PRO
STARS: STARBURSTS
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Sumario:Here we derive some further properties of starbursts; namely the amount ofmatter returned to the interstellar medium by means of supernova explosions frommassive stars (M 8M), as a function of time. Following di erent approximationsto stellar evolution we also derive the time dependent oxygen and ironproduction rates as a function of the starburst mass. The newly created heavy elementsclearly enhance the metalicity of the resultant superbubbles, fact that shouldbe taken into consideration when calculating the cooling and the X{ray luminosityof superbubbles. It however will take several times 108 yr for them to enhance themetalicity of the ISM.