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231. Abundances of Population II stars in NGC 6397
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/490/777
Title:
Abundances of Population II stars in NGC 6397
Short Name:
J/A+A/490/777
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Evolutionary trends in the surface abundances of heavier elements have recently been identified in the globular cluster NGC 6397 ([Fe/H]=-2), indicating the operation of atomic diffusion in these stars. Such trends constitute important constraints for the extent to which diffusion modifies the internal structure and surface abundances of solar-type, metal-poor stars. We perform an independent check of the reality and size of abundance variations within this metal-poor globular cluster. Observational data covering a large stellar sample, located between the cluster turn-off point and the base of the red giant branch, are homogeneously analysed. The spectroscopic data were obtained with the medium-high resolution spectrograph FLAMES/GIRAFFE on VLT-UT2 (R~27000). We derive independent effective-temperature scales from profile fitting of Balmer lines and by applying colour-Teff calibrations to Stroemgren uvby and broad-band BVI photometry. An automated spectral analysis code is used together with a grid of MARCS model atmospheres to derive stellar surface abundances of Mg, Ca, Ti, and Fe.
232. Abundances of red clump & RGB stars with APOGEE
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/872/137
Title:
Abundances of red clump & RGB stars with APOGEE
Short Name:
J/ApJ/872/137
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Internal mixing on the giant branch is an important process which affects the evolution of stars and the chemical evolution of the galaxy. While several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this mixing, better empirical constraints are necessary. Here, we use [C/N] abundances in 26097 evolved stars from the SDSS-IV/APOGEE-2 DR14 to trace mixing and extra mixing in old field giants with -1.7<[Fe/H]<0.1. We show that the APOGEE [C/N] ratios before any dredge-up occurs are metallicity dependent, but that the change in [C/N] at the first dredge-up is metallicity independent for stars above [Fe/H]~-1. We identify the position of the red giant branch (RGB) bump as a function of metallicity, note that a metallicity-dependent extra mixing episode takes place for low-metallicity stars ([Fe/H]{<}-0.4) 0.14dex in logg above the bump, and confirm that this extra mixing is stronger at low metallicity, reaching {Delta}[C/N]=0.58dex at [Fe/H]=-1.4. We show evidence for further extra mixing on the upper giant branch, well above the bump, among the stars with [Fe/H]{<}-1.0. This upper giant branch mixing is stronger in the more metal-poor stars, reaching 0.38 dex in [C/N] for each 1.0dex in logg. The APOGEE [C/N] ratios for red clump (RC) stars are significantly higher than for stars at the tip of the RGB, suggesting additional mixing processes occur during the helium flash or that unknown abundance zero points for C and N may exist among the RC sample. Finally, because of extra mixing, we note that current empirical calibrations between [C/N] ratios and ages cannot be naively extrapolated for use in low-metallicity stars specifically for those above the bump in the luminosity function.
233. Abundances of 7 red giant members of BootesI
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/763/61
Title:
Abundances of 7 red giant members of BootesI
Short Name:
J/ApJ/763/61
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a double-blind analysis of high-dispersion spectra of seven red giant members of the Bootes I ultrafaint dwarf spheroidal galaxy, complemented with re-analysis of a similar spectrum of an eighth-member star. The stars cover [Fe/H] from -3.7 to -1.9 and include a CEMP-no star with [Fe/H]=-3.33. We conclude from our chemical abundance data that Bootes I has evolved as a self-enriching star-forming system, from essentially primordial initial abundances. This allows us uniquely to investigate the place of CEMP-no stars in a chemically evolving system, in addition to limiting the timescale of star formation. The elemental abundances are formally consistent with a halo-like distribution, with enhanced mean [{alpha}/Fe] and small scatter about the mean. This is in accord with the high-mass stellar initial mass function in this low-stellar-density, low-metallicity system being indistinguishable from the present-day solar neighborhood value. There is a non-significant hint of a decline in [{alpha}/Fe] with [Fe/H]; together with the low scatter, this requires low star formation rates, allowing time for supernova ejecta to be mixed over the large spatial scales of interest. One star has very high [Ti/Fe], but we do not confirm a previously published high value of [Mg/Fe] for another star. We discuss the existence of CEMP-no stars, and the absence of any stars with lower CEMP-no enhancements at higher [Fe/H], a situation that is consistent with knowledge of CEMP-no stars in the Galactic field. We show that this observation requires there be two enrichment paths at very low metallicities: CEMP-no and "carbon-normal."
234. Abundances of red giants in 10 globular clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/149/153
Title:
Abundances of red giants in 10 globular clusters
Short Name:
J/AJ/149/153
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We investigate the light-element behavior of red giant stars in northern globular clusters (GCs) observed by the SDSS-III Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment. We derive abundances of 9 elements (Fe, C, N, O, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, and Ti) for 428 red giant stars in 10 GCs. The intrinsic abundance range relative to measurement errors is examined, and the well-known C-N and Mg-Al anticorrelations are explored using an extreme-deconvolution code for the first time in a consistent way. We find that Mg and Al drive the population membership in most clusters, except in M107 and M71, the two most metal-rich clusters in our study, where the grouping is most sensitive to N. We also find a diversity in the abundance distributions, with some clusters exhibiting clear abundance bimodalities (for example M3 and M53) while others show extended distributions. The spread of Al abundances increases significantly as cluster average metallicity decreases as previously found by other works, which we take as evidence that low metallicity, intermediate mass AGB polluters were more common in the more metal-poor clusters. The statistically significant correlation of [Al/Fe] with [Si/Fe] in M15 suggests that ^28^Si leakage has occurred in this cluster. We also present C, N, and O abundances for stars cooler than 4500K and examine the behavior of A(C+N+O) in each cluster as a function of temperature and [Al/Fe]. The scatter of A(C+N+O) is close to its estimated uncertainty in all clusters and independent of stellar temperature. A(C+N+O) exhibits small correlations and anticorrelations with [Al/Fe] in M3 and M13, but we cannot be certain about these relations given the size of our abundance uncertainties. Star-to-star variations of {alpha}-element (Si, Ca, Ti) abundances are comparable to our estimated errors in all clusters.
235. Abundances of red giants in 15 globular clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/505/117
Title:
Abundances of red giants in 15 globular clusters
Short Name:
J/A+A/505/117
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present abundances of Fe, Na and O for 1409 red giant stars in 15 galactic globular clusters (GCs), derived from the homogeneous analysis of high resolution FLAMES/GIRAFFE spectra. The program clusters cover a range in metallicity from [Fe/H]=-2.4dex to [Fe/H]=-0.4dex, with a wide variety of global parameters (morphology of the horizontal branch, mass, concentration, etc.). For all clusters we find the Na-O anticorrelation, classical signature of the operation of proton-capture reactions in H burning at high temperature in a previous generation of more massive stars now extinct. Using quantitative criteria (from the morphology and extension of the Na-O anticorrelation), we can define three different components of the stellar population in GCs.
236. Abundances of red giants in 17 globular clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/505/139
Title:
Abundances of red giants in 17 globular clusters
Short Name:
J/A+A/505/139
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present homogeneous abundance determinations for iron and some of the elements involved in the proton-capture reactions (O, Na, Mg, Al, and Si) for 202 red giants in 17 Galactic globular clusters (GCs) from the analysis of high-resolution UVES spectra obtained with the FLAMES facility at the ESO VLT2 telescope. Our programme clusters span almost the whole range of the metallicity distribution of GCs and were selected to sample the widest range of global parameters (horizontal-branch morphology, masses, concentration, etc). In this paper we focus on the discussion of the Na-O and Mg-Al anticorrelations and related issues. Our study finds clear Na and O star-to-star abundance variations, exceeding those expected from the error in the analysis, in all clusters. Variations in Al are present in all but a few GCs. Finally, a spread in abundances of Mg and Si are also present in a few clusters. Mg is slightly less overabundant and Si slightly more overabundant in the most Al-rich stars.
237. Abundances of 59 red giants in LMC
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/480/379
Title:
Abundances of 59 red giants in LMC
Short Name:
J/A+A/480/379
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have used FLAMES (the Fibre Large Array Multi Element Spectrograph) at the VLT-UT2 telescope to obtain spectra of a large sample of red giant stars from the inner disk of the LMC, ~2kpc from the center of the galaxy. We investigate the chemical abundances of key elements to understand the star formation and evolution of the LMC disk: heavy and light [s-process/Fe] and [alpha/Fe] give constraints on the time scales of formation of the stellar population. Cu, Na, Sc, and the iron-peak elements are also studied aiming to better understand the build up of the elements of this population and the origin of these elements. We aim to provide a more complete picture of the LMC's evolution by compiling a large sample of field star abundances. LTE abundances were derived using line spectrum synthesis or equivalent width analysis. We used OSMARCS model atmospheres and an updated line list.
238. Abundances of red giants in M54 and Sgr dSph
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/520/A95
Title:
Abundances of red giants in M54 and Sgr dSph
Short Name:
J/A+A/520/A95
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Homogeneous abundances of light elements, alpha-elements, and Fe-group elements from high-resolution FLAMES spectra are presented for 76 red giant stars in NGC 6715 (M 54), a massive globular cluster (GC) lying in the nucleus of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. We also derived detailed abundances for 27 red giants belonging to the Sgr nucleus. Our abundances assess the intrinsic metallicity dispersion (~0.19dex, rms scatter) of M 54, with the bulk of stars peaking at [Fe/H]~-1.6 and a long tail extending to higher metallicities, similar to {omega} Cen. The spread in these probable nuclear star clusters exceeds those of most GCs: these massive clusters are located in a region intermediate between normal GCs and dwarf galaxies. M 54 shows the Na-O anticorrelation, typical signature of GCs, which is instead absent in the Sgr nucleus. The light elements (Mg, Al, Si) participating to the high temperature Mg-Al cycle show that the entire pattern of (anti)correlations produced by proton-capture reactions in H-burning is clearly different between the most metal-rich and most metal-poor components in the two most massive GCs in the Galaxy, confirming early result based on the Na-O anticorrelation. As in {omega} Cen, stars affected by most extreme processing, i.e. showing the signature of more massive polluters, are those of the metal-rich component. These observations can be understood if the burst of star formation giving birth to the metal-rich component was delayed by as much as 10-30Myr with respect to the metal-poor one. The evolution of these massive GCs can be easily reconciled in the general scenario for the formation of GCs recently sketched in Carretta et al.(2010a) taking into account that {omega} Cen could have already incorporated the surrounding nucleus of its progenitor and lost the rest of the hosting galaxy while the two are still observable as distinct components in M 54 and the surrounding field.
239. Abundances of red giants in M4 and 47 Tuc
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/550/A34
Title:
Abundances of red giants in M4 and 47 Tuc
Short Name:
J/A+A/550/A34
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present aluminium abundances for a sample of about 100 red giant stars in each of the Galactic globular clusters 47 Tuc (NGC 104) and M 4 (NGC 6121). We have derived homogeneous abundances from intermediate-resolution FLAMES/GIRAFFE spectra. Aluminium abundances are from the strong doublet AlI 8772-8773{AA}, as in previous works done for giants in NGC 6752 and NGC 1851, and nitrogen abundances are extracted from a large number of features of the CN molecules by assuming a suitable carbon abundance. We added previous homogeneous abundances of O and Na and newly derived abundances of Mg and Si for our samples of 83 stars in M 4 and 116 stars in 47 Tuc to obtain the full set of elements from proton-capture reactions produced by different stellar generations in these clusters.
240. Abundances of red giants in NGC6940
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/463/580
Title:
Abundances of red giants in NGC6940
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/463/580
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the high-resolution (R~=60000), high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N~=120) spectroscopic analysis of 12 red giant members of the Galactic open cluster NGC 6940. We applied Yonsei-Yale isochrones to the colour-magnitude diagram, which suggested an age of 1.1Gyr for the cluster with a turn-off mass of 2 M_{sun}_. Atmospheric parameters (T_eff_, logg, [Fe/H], and {xi}_t_) were determined via equivalent widths of FeI, FeII, TiI, and TiII lines. Calculated mean metallicity of the cluster is <[Fe/H]>=0.04+/-0.02. We derived abundances of {alpha} (Mg, Si, Ca), Fe-group (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn), and n-capture (Y, La, Nd, Eu) elements to be about solar. Light odd-Z elements Na and Al are slightly enhanced in MMU 108 and MMU 152 by ~0.34 and ~0.16dex, respectively. Abundances of light elements Li, C, N, O, and ^12^C/^13^C ratios were derived from spectrum syntheses of the LiI resonance doublet at 6707{AA}, [OI] line at 6300{AA}, C_2_ Swan bandheads at 5164 and 5635{AA}, and strong ^12,13^CN system lines in the 7995-8040{AA} region. Most carbon isotopic ratios are similar to those found in other solar-metallicity giants, but MMU 152 has an unusual value of ^12^C/^13^C=6. Evaluation of the LiCNO abundances and ^12^C/^13^C ratios along with the present theoretical models suggests that all the red giants in our sample are core-helium-burning clump stars.

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