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1 Normal stars: the main sequence Relationships among luminosity, mass and effective temperature Stellar evolution Changes on the main sequence Shell hydrogen fusion and subgiants Today in Astronomy 142 The Pleiades (M45), a 120 Myr-old stellar cluster consisting entirely of main-sequence stars. Photo by Robert Gendler. 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
2 Back to Live Stars We will now learn how to scale our results on stellar structure and luminosity to normal stars of all masses. We will speak in terms of scaling relations, e.g. 2 2 M GM Pc instead of P 19, 4 c = 4 R R because in the end we will express everything in terms of ratios to the results on the Sun, and all the constants will cancel out, e.g c ( ) 19GM R M M = = P 2 4 c = Pc Pc 19GM R M R M R P M R R 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
3 The theoretical luminosity-mass relation Escape of photon produced at star s center: as we have seen (29 January), in terms of the mean free path, the number of steps N and time t are given by 2 3R N 3R N = t = = 2 c c The average photon mean free path is = 0.5 cm in the Sun. How does this scale with average temperature and density? Very complicated (~AST 453) to show; skip to answer: T ρ if M < 1 M or so; 1 ρ if M > 1 M or so. 3 ( ρ = 3M 4 πr ) 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
4 The theoretical luminosity-mass relation (cont d) This tells us how luminosity scales (lecture on 29 January): uv r L = (u r = radiation energy density) t 3 c 4 4 4π R 4 σt RT 2 3R c 3 Hydrostatic equilibrium and ideal-gas pressure support against the star s weight (also on 29 January) also imply 2 GM P ρt, 4 R so T P GM R ρ 4 R M 2 3 M R 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
5 The theoretical luminosity-mass relation (cont d) Thus, for low-mass stars M T L RT RT 2 ρ Compromise: M R F H G I 4 K J 5. 5 F H G I 4 4 K J 3 ( M ) 1, M 0. 5 R and for higher-mass stars ( M 1 M ), 1 R L RT RT ρ M 4 F HG R M I KJ F HG I K J 3 4 R M R F HG I K J R M R M 4 4 L M M L M = L = L L M M 4 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
6 Comparison to experiment: L vs. M Luminosity (L ) Detached binaries L=L ( M M ) Data: Malkov Mass (M ) 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
7 The lifetimes of stars Note how fast luminosity increases with increasing mass. Because of this, the more massive a star, the shorter its life. pp-chain fusion energy supply: E 0.03Mc M L Thus τ τ M = 4 E τ = L M M M 3, or 10 M τ years M 3 Main-sequence lifetime (years) Mass ( M ) 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
8 The theoretical radius-mass and temperature-mass relations Fusion reactions comprise a sort of thermostat: temperature in the interior of a main sequence star is only slowly dependent upon M and R, as we saw before (again in class on 29 January). Take T therefore to be approximately constant within a given star; then since T M R, R M R= R ( MM ) 2 4 On one hand, L = 4πR σt e, and on the other (due to our compromise ), L M 4, so πR σte M MTe M 12 e e e T M T = T MM 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
9 Comparison to experiment: R vs. M 100 Radius (R ) Data: Malkov Mass (M ) Detached binaries R=R ( M M ) 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
10 Comparison to experiment: T e vs. M Detached binaries T =T e e M M Temperature (K) Data: Malkov Mass (M ) 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
11 The theoretical main sequence in the luminosityeffective temperature relation (H-R diagram) Combine this last result again with 4 8 e 8 Te T e L M T L = L All of these results are in reasonable agreement with the data, which indicates that we have included most of the important physics in our discussions. In fact, one needs to build quite detailed models to do better AST 453 style, not even AST 241 style. L M 4 : The main sequence 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
12 Comparison to experiment: L vs. T e Detached binaries ( ) L=L T T e e 8 Luminosity (L ) Data: Malkov Effective temperature (K) February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
13 Terminology: Stellar evolution Individuals develop; populations and species evolve. That is, evolutionary changes show up in the average, not in the individual. The difference is important for scientists to keep in mind, as the non-scientific public often confuses one for the other, and can thus be misled in their ideas about the origin of species. Astronomers, unfortunately, use the term evolution loosely, to describe the changes of properties of individual stars through their lives (i.e. development) as well as the changes of stellar properties through time on the cluster or Galactic scale (evolution proper). 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
14 For pure ionized hydrogen: For pure ionized helium: Mean molecular weight mp + me µ = 0.5mp mp + 2me µ = 1.32m 3 In general, and in terms of mass fractions: X, Y, Z = fraction of total mass in hydrogen, helium, total of all others, respectively, for fully ionized gas: m p 3 1 2X Y Z µ Mean molecular weight for ionized gas with X = 0.70, Y = 0.28, Z = 0.02 (abundances found on the Solar surface): µ = 0.62m p p 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
15 Stellar evolution on the main sequence As hydrogen burns in the core, fusing into heavier elements, the mean molecular weight slowly increases. At a given temperature the ideal gas law says this would result in a lower gas pressure, and less support for the star s weight: kt P = ρ µ In the center of the Sun today, µ = 1.17 m p.. t = 0 t = 4.6 Gyr From Carroll and Ostlie, Modern Astrophysics, 2e. 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
16 Stellar evolution on the main sequence (continued) Therefore, as time goes on, the core of the star slowly contracts and heats up. the radius and effective temperature of the star slowly increase, in response to the new internal temperature and density distribution. the luminosity slowly and slightly increases, in response to the increase in radius and effective temperature. From Carroll and Ostlie, Modern Astrophysics, 2e. 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
17 Aside: the Faint Young Sun paradox So: before about 2 Gyr ago, the Sun should have been faint enough that Earth s surface would have been completely frozen. Yet there is abundant geological evidence for liquid water on the surface, continuously for the past 3.8 Gyr. This was first pointed out by Carl Sagan and George Mullen in Kasting and Catling 2003 Here, T e T s LL T e 1 A L = ε 2 16πσ r February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
18 Aside: the Faint Young Sun paradox (continued) The reasons are not yet clear. Majority opinion (e.g. Haqq- Misra et al. 2008): Larger atmospheric CO 2 and CH 4 concentrations at earlier times led to a much larger greenhouse effect than today. Larger atmospheric pressures exacerbated the greenhouse effect by broadening the wavelength ranges over which water, CO 2 and CH 4 absorb. Later these decreased with more abundant plant life sequestering C and producing O 2 (e.g. Kasting and Catling 2003), and H 2 escaping or going into H 2 O. Alternatively, collision-induced absorption from N 2 -H 2 might do it (Wordsworth & Pierrehumbert 2013). 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
19 Aside: the Faint Young Sun paradox (continued) Kasting February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
20 Shell hydrogen burning and the subgiant phase Eventually hydrogen is exhausted in the very center, and the temperature is insufficient to ignite helium fusion, but is high enough just outside the center for a shell of hydrogen fusion to provide support for the star. Thus T is nearly constant in the core (isothermal helium core), which keeps increasing in mass owing to hydrogen depletion. there is increased luminosity and further expansion of the envelope of the star. there is a decrease in effective temperature. This is called the subgiant phase: the star moves off the main sequence, upwards and to the right on the H-R diagram. 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring
21 Degeneracy in the isothermal core The subgiant phase ends when the mass of the isothermal core becomes too great for support of the star. Reason for a maximum in the weight that can be supported by pressure in the core: electron degeneracy pressure. The core is a like a white dwarf, except with additional, external pressure. Maximum fraction of mass in core (Schoenberg and Chandrasekhar, 1942): Misoth. core M total F H G µ µ envelope isoth. core F H G I K J = for the Sun. 19 February 2013 Astronomy 142, Spring I KJ
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