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The s-process in metal-poor stars: Abundances for 22 neutron-capture elements in CS 31062-050 | Jennifer A. Johnson
; Michael Bolte
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31 Dec 2003 | Journal: | Astrophys.J. 605 (2004) 462 | Subject: | astro-ph | Affiliation: | DAO/HIA/NRC) and Michael Bolte (UCO/Lick | Abstract: | The CH star CS 31062-050 ([Fe/H]=-2.42) is one of the most useful stars yet discovered for evaluating the s-process in metal-poor stars. It is very abundant in heavy elements (e.g., [La/Fe]=2.2), and its relatively cool temperature and low gravity mean that there are many lines of interesting elements present in the spectrum. We measured the abundances of 22 elements with Z>29, including the rarely measured Lu and Pd. We derive an upper limit on the Th abundance as well. The abundances in CS 31062-050 show a similar pattern to many other metal-poor CH stars: high [Pb/Fe] and [Pb/La] ratios, low [Y/La] ratios and high [Eu/La] values compared to the solar system s-process. However, the Th limit, with additional assumptions, is not consistent with the idea that the excess Eu in CS 31062-050 is contributed by the r-process. In addition, the observed [Eu/Tb] cannot be explained by any ratio of solar-system s-process and r-process abundances. We therefore argue that the abundance pattern in CS 31062-050 is most likely the result of the s-process, and we discuss possible modifications that could explain the non-solar-system pattern observed. | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0402003 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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