A consistent explanation for 12C/13C, 7Li, and 3He anomalies in red giant stars
Corinne Charbonnel
Abstract
The observations of carbon isotopic ratios in evolved stars suggest that non standard mixing is acting in low mass stars as they are ascending the red giant branch. We propose a simple consistent mechanism, based on the most recent developments in the description of rotation-induced mixing by Zahn (1992), which simultaneously accounts for the low 12C/13C ratios in globular cluster and field Pop II giants and for the lithium abundances in metal-poor giant stars. It also leads to the destruction of 3He produced on the main sequence in low mass stars. This should both naturally account for the recent measurements of 3He/H in galactic HII regions and allow for high values of 3He observed in some planetary nebulae.
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