H-He Shell Interactions and Nucleosynthesis in Massive Population III Stars


Abstract in English

We report on our ongoing investigation into the nucleosynthetic and hydrodynamic nature of mixing at the interface between the H- and He-convection zones in massive Pop III stars. Studying a grid of 26 1D stellar evolution simulations with different mixing assumptions, we find that H-He interactions occur in 23/26 cases. We demonstrate the nucleosynthesis expected in a H-He interaction in an 80M$_odot$. Finally, we describe our progress in simulating a Pop III double convection zone in the PPMStar hydrodynamics code.

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