Understanding Heavy Metal Abundance in CEMP Stars
In a recent study, a team of Indian scientists has made a significant discovery with respect to the mystery of abundance of heavy metals in oldest metal-poor stars.
Key Highlights
- Metal-poor stars that show enhancement of carbon are technically called Carbon Enhanced Metal Poor (CEMP) stars.
- These stars were formed from the ejected material of the first stars that formed after the Big Bang and carry the chemical imprints of early Galactic chemical evolution.
- Till date, the abundance of heavy metals in oldest metal-poor stars has intrigued astronomers for long as already known processes of reaction of chemical elements by nuclear fusion ....
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