Evolution and yields of low-mass AGB stars

In this paper, new models of low-mass AGB stars (2M_{sun}_), with metallicity ranging between Z=0.0138 (the solar one) and Z=0.0001, are presented.

Main features are (1) a full nuclear network (from H to Bi) coupled to the stellar evolution code, (2) a mass loss-period-luminosity relation, based on available data for long-period variables, and (3) molecular and atomic opacities for C- and/or N-enhanced mixtures, appropriate for the chemical modifications of the envelope caused by the TDU. For each model, a detailed description of the physical and chemical evolutions is presented; moreover, we present a uniform set of yields, comprehensive of all chemical species (from hydrogen to bismuth).