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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Dipartimento di Astronomia, Università di Padova. Sara Lucatello. Extremely metal poor CH stars: a window on the first generation of intermediate mass stars. Team. Timothy Beers - Michigan State University
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Dipartimento di Astronomia, Università di Padova Sara Lucatello Extremely metal poor CH stars: a window on the first generation of intermediate mass stars
Team Timothy Beers - Michigan State University Eugenio Carretta - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Norbert Chriestlieb – Hamburger Sternewarte Judith Cohen – California Institute of Technology Raffaele Gratton - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Jennifer Johnson – DAO Solange Ramirez - California Institute of Technology
Metal poor CH stars Surveys of metal-deficient stars find a large number of stars with strong CH bands Explanation analogous to classical CH stars Three kinds of CH stars? I Normal n-capture elements II r-process elementsrich III s-process elements rich
What can we learn from CEMP? Constraints on the IMF Constraints on nucleosynthesis at low Z
Constraints on the IMF Surveys find ~30% CEMP at [Fe/H]<-2.5 dex ~50% of CH stars s-process binaries ~30% IMS • IMF works for Ba and classical CH stars! Binary fraction ~60% Almost flat IMF at low Z? CNO and ¹²C/¹³C
Nucleosynthesis Early galactic chemical evolution s and r-process at low Z
Broadened lines Measuring C and N abundance [C/Fe]=2.6±0.1dex [N/Fe]=2.1±0.1dex
Radial velocity curve Hires & Uves data Palomar Data Orbital Parameters P=(3.413±0.001)d To(MJD)=(52066.921±0.006)d G=(-178.7±0.5) km/s K=(52.0±0.6) km/s e=0 asini=(2.442±0.029)10e6 km f(m)=(0.0498±0.002) Msun
Rotational velocity vsini=(9.7±1.5) km/s measured from our spectra From orbital parameters + few assumptions expected synchrone velocity: Vsinisyn=<(13.5±3.9)km/s Compatible!!
What do we infer from this information? P<<Pch~100d Common envelope phase Circular orbit Synchrone orbit
s and r process elements [Ba/Fe]=1.4±0.2 [Eu/Fe]<1.1 dex If Ba r-process: [Eu/Fe]=2.2 [Pb/Fe]=3.3±0.2 dex
Abundances summary Teff=6625Klog(g)=4.3 [Fe/H]=-2.7 vt=1.4 km/s
Is theory able to explain these values? A preliminary model Gallino et al. (private communication) Model for [Fe/H]=-2.6 M=1.5Msun Mass of the evolved companion Dilution factor 10 Standard pocket M(¹³C)=4 10e-6 Msun at top of He intershell
Updated Existing sample 10 stars Vr variables Vr constant No info on Vr
Conclusions This object is clearly a case of s-process rich, binary star: enrichment through mass transfer from an AGB companion Sample too limited to draw conclusions Abundance analysis and radial velocity infos are both crucial
Work in progress Vrad monitoring Abundance analysis 2-4 spectra for ~30 objects 7 UVES spectra 5 Keck spectra 4 TNG spectra