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六分仪矮球状星系中贫金属恒星的化学组成

Chemical Composition of Extremely Metal-Poor Stars in the Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

W. Aoki, N. Arimoto, K. Sadakane, E. Tolstoy, G. Battaglia, P. Jablonka, M. Shetrone, B. Letarte, M. Irwin, V. Hill, P. Francois, K. Venn, F. Primas, A. Helmi, … 展开作者

W. Aoki, N. Arimoto, K. Sadakane, E. Tolstoy, G. Battaglia, P. Jablonka, M. Shetrone, B. Letarte, M. Irwin, V. Hill, P. Francois, K. Venn, F. Primas, A. Helmi, A. Kaufer, M. Tafelmeyer, T. Szeifert, C. Babusiaux

摘要:

利用斯巴鲁望远镜高色散摄谱仪的高分辨率(R= 40,000)光谱测量了六分仪矮球状星系中6颗极贫金属([Fe/H]<-2.5)星的化学丰度。(1)从高分辨率光谱中获得的Fe丰度与从低分辨率光谱中的Ca三线态线估计的金属丰度吻合得很好。在六分仪中缺乏[Fe/H]=<-3的恒星,这是通过之前对Ca三重态的估计发现的,我们的测量证实了这一点,尽管我们注意到,需要对更大样本的恒星进行高分辨率光谱分析,以估计具有如此低金属丰度的恒星的真实比例。(2)虽然其中一个天体显示出镁的过剩(类似于星系晕星),但其余五颗恒星的镁/铁比值与太阳值相似。这是第一次在矮球状星系中发现如此低金属丰度的低Mg/Fe比。在这五颗恒星中没有发现钙和钛过度丰度的证据,尽管对这些元素的测量不太确定。相对于星系晕星,产生低Mg/Fe比的可能机制进行了讨论。(3)Ba在四个天体中含量不足,而其余两颗恒星则表现出大量和适度的过剩。Ba的丰度分布与星系晕相似,表明重元素的富集与星系晕相同,可能是从金属丰度[Fe/H] <-2.5开始的r过程。

英文摘要:

Chemical abundances of six extremely metal-poor ([Fe/H]<-2.5) stars in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy are determined based on high resolution spectroscopy (R=40,000) with the Subaru Telescope High Dispersion Spectrograph. (1) The Fe abundances derived from the high resolution spectra are in good agreement with the metallicity estimated from the Ca triplet lines in low resolution spectra. The lack of stars with [Fe/H]=<-3 in Sextans, found by previous estimates from the Ca triplet, is confirmed by our measurements, although we note that high resolution spectroscopy for a larger sample of stars will be necessary to estimate the true fraction of stars with such low metallicity. (2) While one object shows an overabundance of Mg (similar to Galactic halo stars), the Mg/Fe ratios of the remaining five stars are similar to the solar value. This is the first time that low Mg/Fe ratios at such low metallicities have been found in a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. No evidence for over-abundances of Ca and Ti are found in these five stars, though the measurements for these elements are less certain. Possible mechanisms to produce low Mg/Fe ratios, with respect to that of Galactic halo stars, are discussed. (3) Ba is under-abundant in four objects, while the remaining two stars exhibit large and moderate excesses of this element. The abundance distribution of Ba in this galaxy is similar to that in the Galactic halo, indicating that the enrichment of heavy elements, probably by the r-process, started at metallicities [Fe/H] < -2.5, as found in the Galactic halo.

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