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Back to Episodes6. [Urdu] Lithium Mystery Solved by White Dwarfs
Season 1
Episode 6
Published 5 years, 9 months ago
Description
Astronomers have been puzzled by the existence of more lithium than expected? Now we may have the answer and it may be tied to explosions on the surface of white dwarfs. Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in figuring out how astronomers solved this puzzle.
Reference:
Carbon-Oxygen Classical Novae are Galactic 7Li Producers as well as Potential Supernova Ia Progenitors
Starrfield et al.
Carbon-Oxygen Classical Novae are Galactic 7Li Producers as well as Potential Supernova Ia Progenitors