The ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rate plays an essential role in stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis.Nevertheless,the uncertainties of this reaction rate are still large.We calculate a series of stellar evolution models w...The ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rate plays an essential role in stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis.Nevertheless,the uncertainties of this reaction rate are still large.We calculate a series of stellar evolution models with the near solar abundance from the zero-age main-sequence through presupernova stages for initial masses of 20 M_(⊙) to 40 M_(⊙).The ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rates from two different studies are used in our investigation.One is the rate obtained using the Trojan Horse Method(THM)by Tumino et al.[Nature 557(7707),687(2018)],and the other was obtained by Mukhamedzhanov et al.[Physical Review C 99(6),064618(2019)](Muk19).Then,comparisons of the nucleosynthesis and presupernova isotopic abundances are conducted.In particular,we find that in the C burning shell,models with the THM produce a smaller amount of ^(23)Na and some neutron-rich isotopes than Muk19.The difference in the abundance ratios of Na/Mg,S/Mg,Ar/Mg,and K/Mg between the two models are apparent.We compare Na/Mg obtained from our theoretical presupernovae models with Na/Mg in stellar atmospheres observed with high-resolution spectra as well as from the latest galactic chemical evolution model.Although Na/Mg obtained using the THM is within 2σ of the observed stellar ratio,the theoretical uncertainty on Na/Mg introduced by the uncertainty of the ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rate is almost equivalent to the standard deviation of astronomical observations.Therefore,a more accurate ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rate is crucial.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11988101,11890694)the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0405502)K.Nomoto is supported by the World Premier International Research Center Initiative(WPI),MEXT,Japan,and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)KAKENHIgrant(JP17K05382,JP20K04024,JP21H04499)。
文摘The ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rate plays an essential role in stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis.Nevertheless,the uncertainties of this reaction rate are still large.We calculate a series of stellar evolution models with the near solar abundance from the zero-age main-sequence through presupernova stages for initial masses of 20 M_(⊙) to 40 M_(⊙).The ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rates from two different studies are used in our investigation.One is the rate obtained using the Trojan Horse Method(THM)by Tumino et al.[Nature 557(7707),687(2018)],and the other was obtained by Mukhamedzhanov et al.[Physical Review C 99(6),064618(2019)](Muk19).Then,comparisons of the nucleosynthesis and presupernova isotopic abundances are conducted.In particular,we find that in the C burning shell,models with the THM produce a smaller amount of ^(23)Na and some neutron-rich isotopes than Muk19.The difference in the abundance ratios of Na/Mg,S/Mg,Ar/Mg,and K/Mg between the two models are apparent.We compare Na/Mg obtained from our theoretical presupernovae models with Na/Mg in stellar atmospheres observed with high-resolution spectra as well as from the latest galactic chemical evolution model.Although Na/Mg obtained using the THM is within 2σ of the observed stellar ratio,the theoretical uncertainty on Na/Mg introduced by the uncertainty of the ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rate is almost equivalent to the standard deviation of astronomical observations.Therefore,a more accurate ^(12)C+^(12)C reaction rate is crucial.
