Stellar nucleosynthesis is the process by which stars produce heavier elements via nuclear fusion. It involves three main stages: hydrogen burning via the proton-proton chain and carbon cycle; helium burning via the triple-alpha process; and burning of heavier elements like carbon, neon, oxygen, and silicon. This process occurs over the lifetime of a star and is responsible for the formation of elements up to iron in high mass stars.
Stellar nucleosynthesis is the process by which stars produce heavier elements via nuclear fusion. It involves three main stages: hydrogen burning via the proton-proton chain and carbon cycle; helium burning via the triple-alpha process; and burning of heavier elements like carbon, neon, oxygen, and silicon. This process occurs over the lifetime of a star and is responsible for the formation of elements up to iron in high mass stars.
Stellar nucleosynthesis is the process by which stars produce heavier elements via nuclear fusion. It involves three main stages: hydrogen burning via the proton-proton chain and carbon cycle; helium burning via the triple-alpha process; and burning of heavier elements like carbon, neon, oxygen, and silicon. This process occurs over the lifetime of a star and is responsible for the formation of elements up to iron in high mass stars.
Stellar nucleosynthesis is the process by which stars produce heavier elements via nuclear fusion. It involves three main stages: hydrogen burning via the proton-proton chain and carbon cycle; helium burning via the triple-alpha process; and burning of heavier elements like carbon, neon, oxygen, and silicon. This process occurs over the lifetime of a star and is responsible for the formation of elements up to iron in high mass stars.
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STELLAR
NUCLEUSYNTHESIS
By: Lizette De Ocampo Razel
Sombillo OBJECTIVES
DISCUSS THE PROCESS OF STELLAR
NUCLEUSYNTHESIS
IDENTIFY THE IMPORTANT NUCLEAR FUSION
PROCESS IN STELLAR NUCLEUSYNTHESIS
EXPLAIN THE PROCESS INVOLVED IN THE
FORMATION OF HEAVY ELEMENTS DURING THE EVOLUTION OF STAR LET'S PLAY A GAM E ___ T___ L___A___ STELLAR N__CL__ __ __ YN__ H __ S__ S NUCLEUSYNTHESIS ___T___R STAR A BRIEF BACKGROUND ABOUT STELLAR EVOLUTION WHAT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS TO STARS DEPEND ON THEIR MASSES
• A low mass star ends up as white
dwarf • A high mass star ends up either as a neutron star( after a supernova explosion) or a black hole • A star is formed when the cloud of gas and dust collapse to the point where the material in the center of the clump is so dense and hot that nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei and helium nuclei occurs. • The outflow of energy released by these reaction provides the pressure necessary to halt th collapse. The pressure and gravity are in hydrostatic equilibrium. BACK TO AGENDA PAGE STELLAR NUCLEUSYNTHESIS
Stellar nucleusynthesis is the collective term for
the nuclear reaction taking place in star to build the nuclear of the heavier elements.
The process to be understood early in the
twentieth century when it was first realize that the energy released from nuclear reaction accounted for the longevity of the sun as a source of heat and light. THE IMPORTANT OF NUCLEAR FUSION PROCESS IN STELLAR NUCLEUSYNTHESIS
•HYDROGEN BURNING : ( Proton- proton chain,
carbon cycle • HELIUM BURNING: ( Triple alpha process) • BURNING OH HEAVIER ELEMENTS: ( Lithium- burning,carbon-burning , neon- burning, Oxygen - burning,silicon- burning.) STELLAR NUCLEUSYNTHESIS: HYDROGEN- BURNING The second stage involves the This first stage begin with CARBON CYCLE. The cycle of the proton-proton chain reaction results to the formation of where hydrogen is the helium nucleus. converted to helium.
This is the dominant process in star
This is the dominant more massive (1.3x) than the sun. process in star that has a similar mass as the sun. STELLAR NUCLEUSYNTHESIS: BURNING OF HEAVIER ELEMENTS
If the star is massive (>8X solar masses) another set of nuclear fusion reaction begins.
These include the burning of carbon neon,oxygen and silicon which
lead to the information of heavier elements until it finally produces iron. These are several nuclear synthetic roots and various nuclei as formed as by products including: . ¹³N,¹³C,¹⁴N,¹⁵O,¹⁵N,¹²C,¹⁶O,¹⁷F,⁸Be
Eventually the temperature in the stellar interior increases and
more nucleusynthetic pathways become available producing . ²⁰ Ne,²³Na,²³Mg,²⁴Mg,²⁸Si,³¹P,³¹S , ³²S and all the way up to ⁵⁶Fe ACTIVITY 1. is the collective term for the nuclear reaction taking place in star to build the nuclear of the heavier element 2. A star accumulate more mass and continue to grow into red super giant. 3. It is a process that it happens in red giant star when they leave the stage of main sequence star 4. This first stage begin with the proton-proton chain where hydrogen is converted to helium. 5. It is formed when the cloud of gas and dust collapse to the point where the material in the center of the clump is so dense and hot that nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei and helium nuclei occurs. THANKYOU FOR LISTENING