montage: AGB Nucleosynthesis with Full s-Process Calculations
Abstract
We present montage, a post-processing nucleosynthesis code that combines a traditional network for isotopes lighter than calcium with a rapid algorithm for calculating the s-process nucleosynthesis of the heavier isotopes. The separation of those parts of the network where only neutron-capture and beta-decay reactions are significant provides a substantial advantage in computational efficiency. We present the yields for a complete set of s-process isotopes for a 3-Msolar, Z = 0.02 stellar model, as a demonstration of the utility of the approach. Future work will include a large grid of models suitable for use in calculations of Galactic chemical evolution.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- Pub Date:
- September 2009
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0906.1623
- Bibcode:
- 2009PASA...26..217C
- Keywords:
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- methods: numerical;
- nucleosynthesis;
- stars: abundances;
- stars: AGB and post-AGB;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 9 pages, 4 figures. Accepted by PASA