Technetium and the third dredge up in AGB stars

2006/10/17 by Stefan Uttenthaler, S. Uttenthaler, J. Hron +9 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Asymptotic giant branch #Computer science #Context (archaeology) #Geology #Nuclear physics #Nucleosynthesis #Paleontology #Physics #Process (computing) #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Technetium #astro-ph #s-process

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065463

11 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2006/10/17 · openalex publication_date 2006/11/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context.Technetium (Tc) is an unstable element synthesised via the s-process in deep layers of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, making it a reliable indicator of both recent s-process activity and third dredge-up.

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