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Asymptotic Giant Branch Evolution and the Initial-Final Mass Relation of Single CO White Dwarfs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2013

Paola Marigo
Paola Marigo*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Padova, Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 3, Padova, Italy email: paola.marigo@unipd.it
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Abstract

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Combining recent mass determinations of Galactic CO white dwarfs and their progenitors with the latest evolutionary models for Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars, I review the initial-final mass relation (IFMR) of low- and intermediate-mass stars. In particular, I analyze the impact on the IFMR produced by a few critical processes characterizing the AGB phase, namely: the second and third dredge-up events, hot-bottom burning, and mass loss. Their dependence on metallicity and related theoretical uncertainties are briefly discussed.

Keywords

stars: AGB and post-AGBwhite dwarfsmass losscarbon
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Issue S281: Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions , July 2011 , pp. 36 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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