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zero-age main sequence

(ZAMS, standard main sequence)
(describes stars that just began hydrogen fusion)

Zero-age main sequence (ZAMS, also called standard main sequence) is a term for the main-sequence relationship (absolute magnitude to effective temperature) specifically for those stars that have just begun hydrogen fusion. As plotted on an H-R diagram, it is a subset of the main sequence. The term terminal-age main sequence (TAMS) is also used, to indicate a star that is ceasing hydrogen fusion in the core, ready to evolve into its post-main-sequence stages.


(stars,relation,temperature,luminosity,H-R diagram)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_sequence#Formation_and_evolution
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/z/Zero+Age+Main+Sequence
http://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?showAll=1&formSearchTextfield=ZAMS
http://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?showAll=1&formSearchTextfield=TAMS
https://lifeng.lamost.org/courses/astrotoday/CHAISSON/AT319/HTML/AT31903.HTM

Referenced by pages:
post-main-sequence star
Sun

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