The Nucleosynthetic Signature of Population III
The Nucleosynthetic Signature of Population III
Growing evidence suggests that the first generation of stars may have been quite massive (~100-300 M☉). Could these stars have left a distinct nucleosynthetic signature? We explore the nucleosynthesis of helium cores in the mass range MHe = 64-133 M☉, corresponding to main-sequence star masses of approximately 140-260 M☉. Above …