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Putting the Iron in
Prof Martin HendryUniversity of Glasgow
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"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
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How do stars and planets form?
fromNebulae
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
How do stars and planets form?
fromNebulae
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
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versus
Forming stars
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Forming stars
versus
Gas pressure trying to expand the cloud
Gravity trying to collapse the cloud
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"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
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Spectral type (temperature)S
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ass
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We can use spectral lines, like fingerprints, to identify the chemicals that stars and planets are made of.
Hydrogen fusion – fuelling a star’s nuclear furnace
E = mc 2
H = HydrogenHe = Helium
Speed of light
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The CNO Cycle
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The CNO Cycle
But how did the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen get there?...
Spectral type (temperature)
Lum
inos
ity
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The “triple alpha” process
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Inside a very massive starconditions are hot anddense enough tofuse even heavierelements,
all the way upto Iron
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
"Island Universe", NSEW 2012
