Aoki, Wako; Bisterzo, Sara; Gallino, Roberto; Beers, Timothy C.; Norris, John E.; Ryan, Sean and Tsangarides, Stelios
(2006).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://doi.org/10.1086/508878 |
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Abstract
We have investigated the abundances of heavy neutron-capture elements, including osmium ( Os) and iridium (Ir), in the two carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) subgiants CS 31062-050 and LP 625-44. CS 31062-050 is known to be a so-called CEMP-r/s star, which exhibits large excesses of s-process elements such as barium (Ba) and lead (Pb), as well as a significant enhancement of europium (Eu) that cannot be explained by conventional s-process production in asymptotic giant branch star models. Our analysis of the high-resolution spectrum for this object has determined, for the first time, the abundances of Ir and Os, elements in the third peak of the r-process nucleosynthesis. They also exhibit significant excesses relative to the predictions of standard s-process calculations. These two elements are not detected in a similar quality spectrum of LP 625-44; the derived upper limits on their abundances are lower than the abundances in CS 31062-050. We compare the observed abundance patterns of neutron-capture elements, including Os and Ir, in these two stars with recent model calculations of the s-process, and we discuss possible interpretations.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| ISSN: | 1538-4357 |
| Keywords: | Nuclear reactions; Nucleosynthesis; Star abundances; AGB and post-AGB stars; CS 31062-050; LP 625-44; Population II stars; |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) |
| Item ID: | 15972 |
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| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2009 16:19 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 13:25 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/15972 |
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