Faint Population III Supernovae as the Origin of the Most Iron-poor Stars
Faint Population III Supernovae as the Origin of the Most Iron-poor Stars
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微弱族群 III 超新星是最贫铁恒星的起源
DOI:
10.1088/2041-8205/792/2/l32
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
7.9
通讯作者:
Ken'ichi
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作者:
Ishigaki;Miho N.; Tominaga;Nozomu; Kobayashi;Chiaki; Nomoto;Ken'ichi
The most iron-poor stars in the Milky Way provide important observational clues to the astrophysical objects that enriched the primordial gas with heavy elements. Among them, the recently discovered iron-deficient star SMSS J031300. 36− 670839.3 shows a remarkable chemical composition with a non-detection of iron ([Fe/H]<− 7.1) and large enhancement of carbon and magnesium relative to calcium. We investigate supernova yields of metal-free (Population III) stars to interpret the abundance pattern observed in this star. We report that the high [C/Ca] and [C/Mg] ratios and upper limits of other elemental abundances are well reproduced with the yields of core–collapse supernovae (which have normal kinetic energies of explosion E of E 51= E/10 51 erg= 1) and hypernovae (E 51⩾ 10) of Population III 25 M☉ or 40 M☉ stars. The best-fit models assume that the explosions undergo extensive matter mixing and fallback, leaving behind a black hole remnant. In these models, Ca is produced by static/explosive O burning and incomplete Si burning in the Population III supernova/hypernova, in contrast to the suggestion that Ca is originated from the hot-CNO cycle during pre-supernova evolution. Chemical abundances of four carbon-rich iron-poor stars with [Fe/H]<− 4.5, including SMSS J031300. 36− 670839.3, are consistently explained by faint supernova models with ejected masses of 56 Ni less than 10− 3 M☉.