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Galactic chemical evolution: Stellar yields and the initial mass function

Mollá, Mercedes; Cavichia, Oscar; Gavilán, Marta; Gibson, Brad K.

Authors

Mercedes Mollá

Oscar Cavichia

Marta Gavilán

Brad K. Gibson



Abstract

We present a set of 144 Galactic chemical evolution models applied to a Milky Way analogue, computed using four sets of low+intermediate star nucleosynthetic yields, six massive star yield compilations, and six functional forms for the initial mass function. A comparison is made between a grid of multiphase chemical evolution models computed with these yield combinations and empirical data drawn from the Milky Way's disc, including the solar neighbourhood. By means of a χ2 methodology, applied to the results of these multiphase models, the best combination of stellar yields and initial mass function capable of reproducing these observations is identified.

Citation

Mollá, M., Cavichia, O., Gavilán, M., & Gibson, B. K. (2015). Galactic chemical evolution: Stellar yields and the initial mass function. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 451(4), 3693-3708. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1102

Acceptance Date May 13, 2015
Online Publication Date Jun 29, 2015
Publication Date Aug 21, 2015
Deposit Date Nov 11, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Print ISSN 0035-8711
Electronic ISSN 1365-2966
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 451
Issue 4
Pages 3693-3708
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1102
Keywords Stars: abundances; Stars: mass-loss; Galaxy: abundances; Galaxy: disc; Galaxy: evolution
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/381098
Publisher URL http://mnras.oxfordjournals.org/content/451/4/3693
Additional Information This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2015 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

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