- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/852/99
- Title:
- Abundances of 3 metal-poor stars in Horologium I
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/852/99
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present chemical abundance measurements of three stars in the ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Horologium I, a Milky Way satellite discovered by the Dark Energy Survey. Using high-resolution spectroscopic observations, we measure the metallicity of the three stars, as well as abundance ratios of several {alpha}-elements, iron-peak elements, and neutron-capture elements. The abundance pattern is relatively consistent among all three stars, which have a low average metallicity of [Fe/H]~-2.6 and are not {alpha}-enhanced ([{alpha}/Fe]~0.0). This result is unexpected when compared to other low-metallicity stars in the Galactic halo and other ultrafaint dwarfs and suggests the possibility of a different mechanism for the enrichment of Hor I compared to other satellites. We discuss possible scenarios that could lead to this observed nucleosynthetic signature, including extended star formation, enrichment by a Population III supernova, and or an association with the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/856/142
- Title:
- Abundances of metal-poor stars in Sculptor
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/856/142
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The study of the chemical abundances of metal-poor stars in dwarf galaxies provides a venue to constrain paradigms of chemical enrichment and galaxy formation. Here we present metallicity and carbon abundance measurements of 100 stars in Sculptor from medium-resolution (R~2000) spectra taken with the Magellan/Michigan Fiber System mounted on the Magellan-Clay 6.5m telescope at Las Campanas Observatory. We identify 24 extremely metal-poor star candidates ([Fe/H]{<}-3.0) and 21 carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) star candidates. Eight carbon-enhanced stars are classified with at least 2{sigma} confidence, and five are confirmed as such with follow-up R~6000 observations using the Magellan Echellette Spectrograph on the Magellan-Baade 6.5m telescope. We measure a CEMP fraction of 36% for stars below [Fe/H]=-3.0, indicating that the prevalence of carbon-enhanced stars in Sculptor is similar to that of the halo (~43%) after excluding likely CEMP-s and CEMP-r/s stars from our sample. However, we do not detect that any CEMP stars are strongly enhanced in carbon ([C/Fe]>1.0). The existence of a large number of CEMP stars both in the halo and in Sculptor suggests that some halo CEMP stars may have originated from accreted early analogs of dwarf galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/824/73
- Title:
- Abundances of NGC 6362 member stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/824/73
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first measure of Fe and Na abundances in NGC 6362, a low-mass globular cluster (GC) where first- and second-generation stars are fully spatially mixed. A total of 160 member stars (along the red giant branch (RGB) and the red horizontal branch (RHB)) were observed with the multi-object spectrograph FLAMES at the Very Large Telescope. We find that the cluster has an iron abundance of [Fe/H]=-1.09+/-0.01dex, without evidence of intrinsic dispersion. On the other hand, the [Na/Fe] distribution turns out to be intrinsically broad and bimodal. The Na-poor and Na-rich stars populate, respectively, the bluest and the reddest RGBs detected in the color-magnitude diagrams including the U filter. The RGB is composed of a mixture of first- and second-generation stars in a similar proportion, while almost all the RHB stars belong to the first cluster generation. To date, NGC 6362 is the least massive GC where both the photometric and spectroscopic signatures of multiple populations have been detected.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/490/625
- Title:
- Abundances of NGC 6121 red giants
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/490/625
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present abundance analysis based on high resolution spectra of 105 isolated red giant branch (RGB) stars in the Galactic Globular Cluster NGC 6121 (M4). The data have been collected with FLAMES+UVES, at the ESO/VLT@UT2 telescope. Spectroscopic data were coupled with high precision wide-field UBVI_C photometry from WFI@2.2m telescope and infrared JHK photometry from 2MASS. We derived an average [Fe/H]=-1.07+/-0.01, and an {alpha} enhancement of [{alpha}/Fe]=+0.39+/-0.05dex (internal errors). We confirm the presence of an extended Na-O anticorrelation, and find two distinct groups of stars with significantly different Na and O content. We find no evidence of a Mg-Al anticorrelation. By coupling our results with previous studies on the CN band strength, we find that the CN strong stars have higher Na and Al content and are more O depleted than the CN weak ones. The two groups of Na-rich, CN-strong and Na-poor, CN-weak stars populate two different regions along the RGB. In the U vs. U-B color magnitude diagram the RGB spread is present from the base of the RGB to the RGB-tip. Apparently, both spectroscopic and photometric results imply the presence of two stellar populations in M4. We briefly discuss the possible origin of these populations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/279/567
- Title:
- Abundances of non-type I PNe in LMC
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/279/567
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Spectroscopic observations, plasma diagnostics and chemical composition of 15 non-type I planetary nebulae (PNe) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) are reported. Abundances of He, O, N, S, and Ar are determined and compared with recently obtained data for nebulae both in the Magellanic Clouds and in the Galaxy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/496/2422
- Title:
- Abundances of 42 Pisces-Eridanus stream stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/496/2422
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Recently, a new cylindrical-shaped stream of stars, up to 700pc long, was discovered hiding in the Galactic disk using kinematic data enabled by the Gaia mission. This curious stream of stars, dubbed the Pisces-Eridanus stream, was initially thought to be as old as 1Gyr, yet its stars shared a rotation period distribution consistent with the 120-Myr-old Pleiades cluster. In this work, we explore the detailed chemical nature of this stellar stream. We carried out high-resolution spectroscopic follow-up of 42 Pisces-Eridanus stream stars using McDonald Observatory, and combined these data with information for 40 members observed with the low-resolution LAMOST spectroscopic survey. Together, these data enabled us to measure the abundance distribution of light/odd-Z (Li, C, Na, Al, Sc, V), {alpha} (Mg, Si, Ca, Ti), Fe-peak (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn), and neutron capture (Sr, Y, Zr, Ba, La, Nd, Eu) elements across the Pisces-Eridanus stream. We find that the stream is (1) near solar metallicity with [Fe/H] = -0.03 dex and (2) has a metallicity spread of 0.07 dex (or 0.04 dex when removing outliers). We also find that (3) the abundance of Li indicates that Pisces-Eridanus is ~120Myr old, consistent with the gyrochronology result. We find that (4) the stream has a [X/Fe] abundance spreads of 0.06<{sigma}_[X/Fe]_<0.20dex in most elements, and (5) no significant abundance gradients across its major axis except a potentially weak gradient in [Si/Fe]. These results together show that the Pisces-Eridanus stream is a uniquely close, young, chemically interesting laboratory for testing our understanding of star and planet formation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/552/A12
- Title:
- Abundances of PNe in NGC 300
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/552/A12
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have obtained deep spectroscopy of 26 planetary nebulae (PNe) and 9 compact HII regions in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300, and analyzed them together with the giant HII regions observed by Bresolin et al. (2009ApJ...700..309B). We have determined the physical properties of all those objects and their content in He, N, O, Ne, S and Ar in a consistent way. We find that compact HII regions have abundances similar to those of giant HII regions, while PNe have systematically larger N/O ratios and similar Ne/O and Ar/O ratios. We demonstrate that this nitrogen enhancement in PNe cannot be due to second dredge-up in the progenitor stars, since their initial masses are around 2-2.5M_{sun}_. An extra mixing process is required, perhaps be driven by rotation. Concerning the radial abundance distribution, PNe behave differently from HII regions: In the central parts, they show an average O/H smaller by 0.15dex. Their abundance dispersion at any galactocentric radius is significantly larger than for HII regions and many of them have O/H values higher than HII regions at the same galactocentric distance, suggesting that oxygen production in the PN progenitors in NGC 300 is common. PN abundance gradients in O/H, Ne/H and Ar/He are significantly shallower than those of HII regions. We argue that this indicates a steepening of the metallicity gradient in NGC 300 during the last Gr, rather than the effect of radial stellar motions.
- 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.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AZh/82/601
- Title:
- Abundances of 4 red giants
- Short Name:
- J/AZh/82/601
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyze the Na, Mg, Al, and Si abundances in the atmospheres of more than 40 stars, including red giants of different spectral subgroups (normal red giants, mild and classical barium stars) and several supergiants. All these elements exhibit abundance excesses, with the overabundance increasing with the star's luminosity. The dependence of the overabundances for each of these elements on the luminosity (or logg) is the same for all the spectral subgroups, testifying to a common origin: they are all products of hydrogen burning in the NeNa and MgAl cycles that have been dredged up from the stellar interiors to the outer atmospheric layers by convection that gradually develops during the star's evolution from the main sequence to the red-giant stage. The sodium abundances derived for several stars are lower than for other stars with similar atmospheric parameters. The ages and kinematic characteristics of these two groups of stars suggest that they probably belong to different stellar generations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/681/1505
- Title:
- Abundances of red giants in {omega} Cen
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/681/1505
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present radial velocities and Fe and Al abundances for 180 red giant branch (RGB) stars in the Galactic globular cluster Omega Centauri ({omega} Cen). The majority of our data lie in the range 11.0<V<13.5, which covers the RGB from about 1mag above the horizontal branch to the RGB tip. The selection procedures are biased toward preferentially observing the more metal-poor and luminous stars of {omega} Cen. Abundances were determined using equivalent width measurements and spectrum synthesis analyses of moderate resolution spectra (R~13000) obtained with the Blanco 4m telescope and Hydra multifiber spectrograph. Our results are in agreement with previous studies as we find at least four different metallicity populations with [Fe/H]=-1.75, -1.45, -1.05, and -0.75, with a full range of -2.20<~[Fe/H]<~-0.70. Results seem to fit in the adopted scheme that star formation occurred in {omega} Cen over >1Gyr.
