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The chemical enrichment in the galactic halo is studied, on the basis of the numerical model developed in Paper I, with paricular attention to the overabundances of O and light elements with respect to Fe shown by metal poor stars. Some representative nucleosynthesis pictures for stars of both Population I and Population II are considered and their yields are compared with observations of relative abundances in the Sun and in the halo, to identify the possible reasons of the observed compositional differences. It is found that solar elemental ratios can be reproduced if intermediate mass stars are allowed to give some contribution to the production of Fe by type-I supernovae, while the ratios of abundances observed in the halo are more similar to the relative yields produced by massive stars. These features are shared by all the nucleosynthesis schemes which have been considered. Using the best model of Paper I, we show that the steep star formation induced by the collapse has a decisive effect in maintaining the overabundances of light elements during the whole evolution of the halo. The relevance of this conclusion is discussed also in the light of a possible interpretation of the differences between the two abundance scales for globular clusters.
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Busso, M., Gallino, R. Chemical evolution of the galactic halo. Astrophys Space Sci 94, 273–289 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653717
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