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老恒星中的原子扩散和混合I。NGC 6397恒星的VLT/FLAMES-UVES观测

Atomic Diffusion and Mixing in Old Stars I. VLT/FLAMES-UVES Observations of Stars in NGC 6397

A. J. Korn, F. Grundahl, O. Richard, P. S. Barklem, L. Mashonkina, R. Collet, B. Gustafsson, N. Piskunov

摘要:

本文对贫金属球状星团NGC 6397([Fe/H] = -2)的演化序列中的18颗恒星进行了均匀的光度和光谱分析。光谱恒星参数,特别是恒星群之间的恒星参数的差异,是在很好的协议与宽波段和Stroemgren测光校准的红外线通量的方法。光谱丰度分析首次揭示了铁丰度随演化阶段的系统变化趋势。铁在转折点恒星中的丰度比红巨星低31%。在转折点和温暖的亚巨星之间可以看到锂的丰度差异。潜在的系统误差对这些丰富的趋势(恒星参数,流体静力学和LTE的近似值)的影响进行定量评估,并没有改变我们的结论显着。各种元素(锂,镁,钙,钛和铁)的趋势进行了比较与恒星结构模型,包括原子扩散和辐射加速的影响。发现这样的模型来描述所观察到的元素的特定趋势,如果额外的(湍流)混合对流区下面的介绍。得出的结论是,原子扩散和湍流混合在很大程度上是负责的亚原始恒星锂丰度的暖晕星。在旧的贫金属恒星原子扩散的其他后果也进行了讨论。

英文摘要:

We present a homogeneous photometric and spectroscopic analysis of 18 stars along the evolutionary sequence of the metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6397 ([Fe/H] = -2), from the main-sequence turnoff point to red giants below the bump. The spectroscopic stellar parameters, in particular stellar-parameter differences between groups of stars, are in good agreement with broad-band and Stroemgren photometry calibrated on the infrared-flux method. The spectroscopic abundance analysis reveals, for the first time, systematic trends of iron abundance with evolutionary stage. Iron is found to be 31% less abundant in the turnoff-point stars than in the red giants. An abundance difference in lithium is seen between the turnoff-point and warm subgiant stars. The impact of potential systematic errors on these abundance trends (stellar parameters, the hydrostatic and LTE approximations) is quantitatively evaluated and found not to alter our conclusions significantly. Trends for various elements (Li, Mg, Ca, Ti and Fe) are compared with stellar-structure models including the effects of atomic diffusion and radiative acceleration. Such models are found to describe the observed element-specific trends well, if extra (turbulent) mixing just below the convection zone is introduced. It is concluded that atomic diffusion and turbulent mixing are largely responsible for the sub-primordial stellar lithium abundances of warm halo stars. Other consequences of atomic diffusion in old metal-poor stars are also discussed.

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