WZ Cassiopeiae Comparison Table

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WZ Cassiopeiae comparison table

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lithium star C star Peculiar giant star (spectral types G-M) whose spectra show high abundances of lithium. They are primarily S stars and carbon stars, although Li is also found in T Tauri stars, and is sometimes observed in normal late-type giants. Interstellar Li / H ≈ 2 × 10^-10. (Solar system Li / H ≈ 10^-9.) Lithium is destroyed rapidly (in about 7500 years) at typical nuclear burning temperatures. Spallation is the only production mechanism known for ⁶Li, but ⁷Li can be transported from the core in the form of ⁷Be and converted in the envelope to ⁷Li by electron capture. Observed ⁷Li / ⁶Li > 10.

WZ Cassiopeiae lithium star 2420 K A lithium star, the most super-rich carbon star known.

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lithium star	C star			Peculiar giant star (spectral types G-M) whose spectra show high abundances of lithium. They are primarily S stars and carbon stars, although Li is also found in T Tauri stars, and is sometimes observed in normal late-type giants. Interstellar Li / H ≈ 2 × 10^-10. (Solar system Li / H ≈ 10^-9.) Lithium is destroyed rapidly (in about 7500 years) at typical nuclear burning temperatures. Spallation is the only production mechanism known for ⁶Li, but ⁷Li can be transported from the core in the form of ⁷Be and converted in the envelope to ⁷Li by electron capture. Observed ⁷Li / ⁶Li > 10.
WZ Cassiopeiae		lithium star	2420 K	A lithium star, the most super-rich carbon star known.

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