- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/537/A83
- Title:
- Abunbances of 9 red giants of Pal 14
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/537/A83
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Chemical abundances of 25 elements, which include {alpha}-, iron peak-, and neutron-capture elements, in the outer halo globular cluster Palomar 14 have been determined for the nine red giants observed with the FLAMES/UVES spectrograph. The abundance pattern of Pal 14 is similar to the inner halo GCs, halo field stars, and GCs of recognized extragalactic origin, but differs from what is customarily found in dSphs field stars. The abundance properties of Pal 14 as well as those of the other outer halo GCs are thus compatible with an accretion origin from dSphs. The neutron-capture elements show an r-process signature.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/619/A178
- Title:
- Abundance analysis of 4 red giants in NGC 6558
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/619/A178
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NGC 6558 is a bulge globular cluster with a blue horizontal branch (BHB), combined with a metallicity of [Fe/H]~-1.0. It is similar to HP 1 and NGC 6522, which could be among the oldest objects in the Galaxy. Element abundances in these clusters could reveal the nature of the first supernovae. We aim to carry out detailed spectroscopic analysis for four red giants of NGC 6558, in order to derive the abundances of the light elements C, N, O, Na, Al, the {alpha}-elements Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, and the heavy elements Y, Ba, and Eu. High-resolution spectra of four stars with FLAMES-UVES@VLT UT2-Kueyen were analysed. Spectroscopic parameter-derivation was based on excitation and ionization equilibrium of FeI and FeII. This analysis results in a metallicity of [Fe/H]=-1.17+/-0.10 for NGC 6558. We find the expected {alpha}-element enhancements in O and Mg with [O/Fe]=+0.40, [Mg/Fe]=+0.33, and low enhancements in Si and Ca. Ti has a moderate enhancement of [Ti/Fe]=+0.22. The r-element Eu appears very enhanced with a mean value of [Eu/Fe]=+0.63. The first peak s-elements Y and Sr are also enhanced, these results have however to be treated with caution, given the uncertainties in the continuum definition; the use of neutral species (Sr I, YI), instead of the dominant ionized species is another source of uncertainty. Ba appears to have a solar abundance ratio relative to Fe. NGC 6558 shows an abundance pattern that could be typical of the oldest inner bulge globular clusters, together with the pattern in the similar clusters NGC 6522 and HP 1. They show low abundances of the odd-Z elements Na and Al, and of the explosive nucleosynthesis {alpha}-elements Si, Ca, and Ti. The hydrostatic burning {alpha}-elements O and Mg are normally enhanced as expected in old stars enriched with yields from core-collapse supernovae, and the iron-peak elements Mn, Cu, Zn show low abundances, which is expected forMn and Cu, but not for Zn. Finally, the cluster trio NGC 6558, NGC 6522 and HP 1 have relatively high abundances of first-peak heavy elements, variable second-peak element Ba, and the r-element Eu is enhanced. The latter is particularly high in NGC 6558.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/142/63
- Title:
- Abundance of five stars in NGC 6397
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/142/63
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present chemical abundances in three red giants and two turnoff (TO) stars in the metal-poor Galactic globular cluster (GC) NGC 6397 based on spectroscopy obtained with the Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle high-resolution spectrograph on the Magellan 6.5m Clay telescope. Our results are based on a line-by-line differential abundance analysis relative to the well-studied red giant Arcturus and the Galactic halo field star HIP 66815.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/617/A132
- Title:
- Abundances and distributions of CS and SiS
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/617/A132
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Sulphur has long been known to form different molecules depending on the chemical composition of its environment. More recently, the sulphur-bearing molecules SO and H2S have been shown to behave differently in oxygen-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) circumstellar envelopes of different densities. By surveying a diverse sample of AGB stars for CS and SiS emission, we aim to determine in which environments these sulphur-bearing molecules most readily occur. We include sources with a range of mass-loss rates and carbon-rich, oxygen-rich, and mixed S-type chemistries. Where these molecules are detected, we aim to determine their CS and SiS abundances. We surveyed 20 AGB stars of different chemical types using the APEX telescope, and combined this with an IRAM 30m and APEX survey of CS and SiS emission towards over 30 S-type stars. For those stars with detections, we performed radiative transfer modelling to determine abundances and abundance distributions. We detect CS towards all the surveyed carbon stars, some S-type stars, and the highest mass-loss rate oxygen-rich stars, (dM/dt>=5x10^-6^M_[sun}_/yr). SiS is detected towards the highest mass-loss rate sources of all chemical types (dM/dt>=8x10^-7^M_{sun}_/yr). We find CS peak fractional abundances ranging from ~4x10^-7^ to ~2x10^-5^ for the carbon stars, from ~3x10^-8^ to ~1x10^-7^ for the oxygen-rich stars, and from ~1x10^-7^ to ~8x10^-6^ for the S-type stars. We find SiS peak fractional abundances ranging from ~9x10^-6^ to ~2x10^-5^ for the carbon stars, from ~5x10^-7^ to ~2x10^-6^ for the oxygen-rich stars, and from ~2x10^-7^ to ~2x10^-^6 for the S-type stars. Overall, we find that wind density plays an important role in determining the chemical composition of AGB circumstellar envelopes. It is seen that for oxygen-rich AGB stars both CS and SiS are detected only in the highest density circumstellar envelopes and their abundances are generally lower than for carbon-rich AGB stars by around an order of magnitude. For carbon-rich and S-type stars SiS was also only detected in the highest density circumstellar envelopes, while CS was detected consistently in all surveyed carbon stars and sporadically among the S-type stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/754/L38
- Title:
- Abundances and radial velocities of M13 giants
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/754/L38
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present O, Na, and Fe abundances, as well as radial velocities, for 113 red giant branch (RGB) and asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars in the globular cluster M13. The abundances and velocities are based on spectra obtained with the WIYN-Hydra spectrograph, and the observations range in luminosity from the horizontal branch (HB) to RGB tip. The results are examined in the context of recent globular cluster formation scenarios. We find that M13 exhibits many key characteristics that suggest its formation and chemical enrichment are well described by current models. Some of these observations include the central concentration of O-poor stars, the notable decrease in [O/Fe] (but small increase in [Na/Fe]) with increasing luminosity that affects primarily the "extreme" population, the small fraction of stars with halo-like composition, and the paucity of O-poor AGB stars. In agreement with recent work, we conclude that the most O-poor M13 giants are likely He-enriched and that most (all?) O-poor RGB stars evolve to become extreme HB and AGB-manqu\'e stars. In contrast, the "primordial" and "intermediate" population stars appear to experience standard HB and AGB evolution.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/113/299
- Title:
- Abundances and velocities for cluster giants
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/113/299
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a large dataset consisting of giants in the field, and in open and globular clusters. A total of 122 giants were observed in the fields of 8 open clusters. A total of 342 giants were observed in the fields of 25 globular clusters. A total of 36 field stars with well known abundances and luminosities were also observed. Table 8 lists the spectral indices measured for the giants observed with the Argus and Red Channel spectrographs during 1991 and 1992. The central and continuum passbands for these indices are defined in Table 6.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/569/A55
- Title:
- Abundances and vsini for 348 red giants
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/569/A55
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present Li and alpha-elements abundances, as well as rotational velocities for 348 stars. Li has been detected in 92 stars, of which 82 are giants. Those data ware used to investigate various channels of Li enrichment in giants.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/152/21
- Title:
- Abundances for red giants in NGC 6342 and NGC 6366
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/152/21
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present radial velocities and chemical abundances for red giant branch stars in the Galactic bulge globular clusters NGC6342 and NGC6366. The velocities and abundances are based on measurements of high-resolution (R>~20000) spectra obtained with the MMT-Hectochelle and WIYN-Hydra spectrographs. We find that NGC6342 has a heliocentric radial velocity of +112.5km/s ({sigma}=8.6km/s), NGC6366 has a heliocentric radial velocity of -122.3km/s ({sigma}=1.5km/s), and both clusters have nearly identical metallicities ([Fe/H]~-0.55). NGC6366 shows evidence of a moderately extended O-Na anti-correlation, but more data are needed for NGC6342 to determine if this cluster also exhibits the typical O-Na relation likely found in all other Galactic globular clusters. The two clusters are distinguished from similar metallicity field stars as having larger [Na/Fe] spreads and enhanced [La/Fe] ratios, but we find that NGC6342 and NGC6366 display {alpha} and Fe-peak element abundance patterns that are typical of other metal-rich ([Fe/H]>-1) inner Galaxy clusters. However, the median [La/Fe] abundance may vary from cluster-to-cluster.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/749/175
- Title:
- Abundances for stars in Plaut's window
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/749/175
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report chemical abundances of Na, Al, Zr, La, Nd, and Eu for 39 red giant branch (RGB) stars and 23 potential inner disk red clump stars located in Plaut's low-extinction window. We also measure lithium for a super Li-rich RGB star. The abundances were determined by spectrum synthesis of high-resolution (R{approx}25000), high signal-to-noise (S/N ~ 50-100/pixel) spectra obtained with the Blanco 4m telescope and Hydra multifiber spectrograph. For the bulge RGB stars, we find a general increase in the [Na/Fe] and [Na/Al] ratios with increasing metallicity, and a similar decrease in [La/Fe] and [Nd/Fe]. Additionally, the [Al/Fe] and [Eu/Fe] abundance trends almost identically follow those of the {alpha}-elements, and the [Zr/Fe] ratios exhibit relatively little change with [Fe/H]. The consistently low [La/Eu] ratios of the RGB stars indicate that at least a majority of bulge stars formed rapidly (<~1Gyr) and before the main s-process could become a significant pollution source. In contrast, we find that the potential inner disk clump stars exhibit abundance patterns more similar to those of the thin and thick disks. Comparisons between the abundance trends at different bulge locations suggest that the inner and outer bulges formed on similar timescales. However, we find evidence of some abundance differences between the most metal-poor and metal-rich stars in various bulge fields. The data also indicate that the halo may have had a more significant impact on the outer bulge initial composition than the inner bulge composition. The [Na/Fe], and to a lesser extent [La/Fe], abundances further indicate that the metal-poor bulge, at least at ~1 kpc from the Galactic center, and thick disk may not share an identical chemistry.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AZh/84/429
- Title:
- Abundances in atmospheres of cool giants
- Short Name:
- J/AZh/84/429
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have determined the atmospheric abundances of Y, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Eu for a sample of 171 giants selected as clump giants with metallicities [Fe/H] between 0.7 and 0.3dex, based on photometric criteria. In our analysis, we assumed local thermodynamic equilibrium and fit the parameters of model atmospheres to high-resolution (R=42000) echelle spectra with high signal-to-noise ratios. The Ba and Eu abundances were derived using synthetic spectra, including hyperfine structure. We find no significant difference in the abundances of s-or r-process neutron-capture elements between clump giants and ascending-branch giants selected by us earlier. We also analyze the relation between the abundances of neutron-capture elements and [Fe/H].