The Lithium Plateau Enigma
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
Why is the lithium abundance constant in the so-called lithium plateau while all predictions suggest that it should vary from star to star? Can we find a "lithium attractor" which would remain stable in halo stars while fundamental parameters (M_*, Teff, [Fe/H]) vary?
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9812255,
title = {The Lithium Plateau Enigma},
author = {C. Charbonnel and S. Vauclair},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9812255},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Proceedings of "Galaxy evolution: Connecting the distant Universe with the local fossil record", Les Rencontres de l'Observatoire, Meudon, France, 1998