Nucleosynthesis of Elements in Low to Intermediate Mass Stars through the AGB Phase

Abstract

We present a review of the main phases of stellar evolution with particular emphasis on the nucleosynthesis and mixing mechanisms in low- and intermediate-mass stars. In addition to explicit studies of the effects of the first, second and third dredge-up, we also discuss cool bottom processing and hot bottom burning.Comment: 30 pages, latex, 18 figures, uses style files aipproc.cls aipproc.sty epsf.sty ; to be published in (refereed) conference proceedings "Astrophysical Implications of the Laboratory Study of Presolar Materials", ed. T. Bernatowitz and E. Zinner (AIP: Sunnyside, NY), in press; also available at http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~boothroy