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Interstellar Lithium as a probe of the primordial abundance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2010

J. Christopher Howk
J. Christopher Howk*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA email: jhowk@nd.edu
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Abstract

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The cosmic abundance of lithium continues to represent a conundrum, as predictions from BBN theory are inconsistent with measurements in the atmospheres of the lowest-metallicity stars. While there are worries that modifications of the stellar Li abundances may play a role in this discrepancy, no satisfactory solution has yet been found. We suggest an alternate approach to studying the cosmic abundance of Li: measurements of interstellar gas-phase Li in low-metallicity environments.

Keywords

ISM: abundancesclouds – galaxies: abundances – nuclear reactionsnucleosynthesisabundances
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S268: Light Elements in the Universe , November 2009 , pp. 335 - 336
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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