The tidal disruption of the Sagittarius dwarf Spheroidal galaxy (Sgr dSph) is producing the most prominent substructure in the Milky Way (MW) halo, the Sagittarius Stream. Aside from field stars, the Sgr dSph is suspected to have lost a number of globular clusters (GC). Many Galactic GC are suspected to have originated in the Sgr dSph. While for some candidates an origin in the Sgr dSph has been confirmed due to chemical similarities, others exist whose chemical composition has never been investigated. NGC 5053 and NGC 5634 are two among these scarcely studied Sgr dSph candidate-member clusters. To characterize their composition we analyzed one giant star in NGC 5053, and two in NGC 5634. We analize high-resolution and signal-to-noise spectra by means of the MyGIsFOS code, determining atmospheric parameters and abundances for up to 21 species between O and Eu. The abundances are compared with those of MW halo field stars, of "unassociated" MW halo globulars, and of the metal poor Sgr dSph main body population. We derive a metallicity of [FeII/H]=-2.26+/-0.10 for NGC 5053, and of [FeI/H]=-1.99+/-0.075 and -1.97+/-0.076 for the two stars in NGC 5634. This makes NGC 5053 one of the most metal poor globular clusters in the MW. Both clusters display an alpha enhancement similar to the one of the halo at comparable metallicity. The two stars in NGC 5634 clearly display the Na-O anticorrelation widespread among MW globulars. Most other abundances are in good agreement with standard MW halo trends. The chemistry of the Sgr dSph main body populations is similar to the one of the halo at low metallicity. It is thus difficult to discriminate between an origin of NGC 5053 and NGC 5634 in the Sgr dSph, and one in the MW. However, the abundances of these clusters do appear closer to that of Sgr dSph than of the halo, favoring an origin in the Sgr dSph system.
We present new spectroscopic data (90 objects) and derived plasma diagnostics and abundances of a sample of planetary nebulae in the direction of the Galactic center. The spectra were obtained in 2001/2002 with the 4-m class telescope at the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory and the European Southern Observatory.
We present new spectroscopic data (43 objects) and derived plasma diagnostics and abundances (164 objects) of a sample of planetary nebulae in the direction of the Galactic center. The spectra were obtained in July 2000 with the 1.9-m telescope at the South African Astronomical Observatory. The spectral coverage was 3500-7000{AA} with an average resolution of 1000.
We present new plasma diagnostics and abundances of a sample of planetary nebulae located in the Galactic bulge (168 objects), the Galactic inner disk (61 objects) and in the LMC (110 objects).
We present a technique that applies spectral synthesis to medium-resolution spectroscopy (MRS; R~6000) in the red (6300{AA}<{lambda}<9100{AA}) to measure [Fe/H] and [{alpha}/Fe] of individual red giant stars over a wide metallicity range. We apply our technique to 264 red giant stars in seven Galactic globular clusters and demonstrate that it reproduces the metallicities and {alpha}-enhancements derived from high-resolution spectroscopy (HRS). The MRS technique excludes the three CaII triplet lines and instead relies on a plethora of weaker lines. Unlike empirical metallicity estimators, such as the equivalent width of the CaII triplet, the synthetic method presented here is applicable over an arbitrarily wide metallicity range and is independent of assumptions about the {alpha}-enhancement.
An analysis of the chemical composition of the solar atmosphere is performed using spectrograms of the daylight sky obtained on the ZTS telescope (dispersion 3{AA}/mm, signal-to-noise ration, S/N>100). The chemical composition derived in the framework of a Holweger-Muller atmosphere model are in excellent agreement with the generally accepted values. Analysis based on the models of Bell et al. (1976A&AS...23...37B) and Kurucz (1992RMxAA..23..181K) with Teff=5770K and logg=4.44 failed to give satisfactory results.
We present a catalog of Fe, Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti abundances for 2961 stars in eight dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way (MW): Sculptor, Fornax, Leo I, Sextans, Leo II, Canes Venatici I, Ursa Minor, and Draco. For the purposes of validating our measurements, we also observed 445 red giants in MW globular clusters and 21 field red giants in the MW halo. The measurements are based on Keck/DEIMOS medium-resolution spectroscopy (MRS) combined with spectral synthesis. We estimate uncertainties in [Fe/H] by quantifying the dispersion of [Fe/H] measurements in a sample of stars in monometallic globular clusters (GCs). We estimate uncertainties in Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti abundances by comparing to high-resolution spectroscopic abundances of the same stars. For this purpose, a sample of 132 stars with published high-resolution spectroscopy in GCs, the MW halo field, and dwarf galaxies has been observed with MRS. The standard deviations of the differences in [Fe/H] and <[{alpha}/Fe]> (the average of [Mg/Fe], [Si/Fe], [Ca/Fe], and [Ti/Fe]) between the two samples is 0.15 and 0.16, respectively.
We present the results of high S/N long-slit spectroscopy with the Multiple Mirror (MMT) and the SAO 6-m (BTA) telescopes, optical imaging with the Wise 1-m telescope and HI observations with the Nancay Radio Telescope of the very metal-deficient (12+log(O/H)=7.64) luminous (M_B_=-18.1mag) blue compact galaxy (BCG) HS 0837+4717.
Abundances in the ultra-faint dwarf gal. GruI & TriII
Short Name:
J/ApJ/870/83
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present high-resolution spectroscopy of four stars in two candidate ultra-faint dwarf galaxies (UFDs), GrusI (GruI) and TriangulumII (TriII). Neither object currently has a clearly determined velocity dispersion, placing them in an ambiguous region of parameter space between dwarf galaxies and globular clusters (GCs). No significant metallicity difference is found for the two GruI stars, but both stars are deficient in neutron-capture elements. We verify previous results that TriII displays significant spreads in metallicity and [{alpha}/Fe]. Neutron-capture elements are not detected in our TriII data, but we place upper limits at the lower envelope of Galactic halo stars, consistent with previous very low detections. Stars with similarly low neutron-capture element abundances are common in UFDs but rare in other environments. This signature of low neutron-capture element abundances traces chemical enrichment in the least massive star-forming dark matter halos and further shows that the dominant sources of neutron-capture elements in metal-poor stars are rare. In contrast, all known GCs have similar ratios of neutron-capture elements to those of halo stars, suggesting that GCs do not form at the centers of their own dark matter halos. The low neutron-capture element abundances may be the strongest evidence that GruI and TriII are (or once were) galaxies rather than GCs, and we expect future observations of these systems to robustly find nonzero velocity dispersions or signs of tidal disruption. However, the nucleosynthetic origin of this low neutron-capture element floor remains unknown.
