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Article << Previous     |     Next >>   Contents Vol 26(3)

Carbon-Enhanced, Metal-Poor Stars and Modeling of the Asymptotic Giant Branch

Sara Lucatello A B D, Thomas Masseron C, Jennifer A. Johnson C

A Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 2, D-85748, Garching, Germany
B INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122, Padova, Italy
C Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA
D Corresponding author. Email: sara.lucatello@universe-cluster.de
 
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Abstract

The very high fraction of C-enriched stars among the low end of the Galactic-halo metallicity distribution, along with the wide variety in content of their neutron-capture elements, make the understanding of their formation scenario(s) of extreme interest. The combination of accurate determinations of their chemical composition with long-term radial-velocity monitoring is crucial to address this issue. We discuss the first results of long-term radial-velocity monitoring for C-enhanced, metal-poor stars and explore the connection with chemical peculiarities; the data suggest that belonging to a close binary affects nucleosynthesis on the Asymptotic Giant Branch. We also present abundances for the poorly studied element fluorine in a sample of 10 C-enhanced stars with metallicities ranging from [Fe/H] = –1.3 to –2.9 and compare our measurements to the predictions of state-of-the-art nucleosynthesis models. We show how the observed abundances of fluorine in CEMP stars are considerable lower than expected on the basis of the current state-of-the-art theoretical calculations, hinting at our poor understanding of the nucleosynthetic processes that produce this element.

Keywords: binaries: general — stars: AGB and post AGB — stars: carbon


   
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