Heitor Ernandes
Postdoc
Reanalysis of neutron-capture elements in the benchmark r-rich star CS 31082-001
Författare
Summary, in English
We revisit the abundances of neutron-capture elements in the metal-poor ([Fe/H] = -2.9) r-process-rich halo star CS 31082-001. Partly motivated by the development of the new near-ultraviolet Cassegrain U-band Efficient Spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope, we compiled an expanded line list for heavy elements over the range 3000-4000 Å, including hyperfine structure for several elements. Combining archival near-ultraviolet spectra of CS 31082-001 from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope, we investigate the abundances and nucleosynthesis of 35 heavy elements (Ge, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sn, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Os, Ir, Pt, Pb, Bi, Th, and U). Our analysis includes the first abundance estimates for tin, holmium, and ytterbium from these data, and the first for lutetium from ground-based data, enabling a more complete view of the abundance pattern of this important reference star. In general, the r-process-dominated elements are as enhanced as those in the Sun, particularly for elements with Z ≥ 56 (Ba and heavier). However, the abundances for the lighter elements in our sample, from Ge to Sn (31 ≤ Z ≤ 50), do not scale with the solar abundance pattern. Moreover, the Ge abundance is deficient relative to solar, indicating that it is dominantly an iron-peak rather than neutron-capture element. Our results (or upper limits) on Sn, Pt, Au, Pb, and Bi all pose further questions, prompting further study on the origin and evolution of the known r-rich and actinide-rich, metal-poor stars.
Avdelning/ar
- Astronomi - Har omorganiserats
- Geologiska institutionen
Publiceringsår
2023-09-01
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
656-677
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volym
524
Issue
1
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Oxford University Press
Ämne
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Nyckelord
- Galaxy: halo
- stars: abundances
- stars: atmospheres
- stars: individual: BPS CS 31082-001
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0035-8711