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 ....