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贫金属晕星大气中的对流和6Li

Convection and 6Li in the atmospheres of metal-poor halo stars

M. Steffen, R. Cayrel, P. Bonifacio, H. -G. Ludwig, E. Caffau

摘要:

基于CO 5 BOLD程序计算的三维流体动力学模型大气和三维非LTE(NLTE)谱线形成计算,我们研究了对流诱导谱线不对称性对Asplund等人(2006)样本恒星有效温度、重力和金属丰度范围内推导的6Li丰度的影响。当考虑到这种恒星样本的不对称效应时,相对于Asplund等人(2006)确定的同位素比率,得到的6Li/7 Li比率平均降低了约1.5%。这种纯理论校正将显著的6Li检测的数量从9减少到4(2 σ标准),或从5减少到2(3 σ标准)。鉴于这一结果,6Li平台的存在似乎值得怀疑。通过用3D NLTE和1D LTE合成线轮廓拟合观察到的锂6707 A双峰,对单个物体进行仔细的再分析,证实了当使用3D NLTE而不是1D LTE线拟合时,推断出的6Li丰度系统地较低。尽管如此,即使在3D-NLTE中分析,也确实存在6Li检测到的晕星,最突出的例子是HD 84937。

英文摘要:

Based on 3D hydrodynamical model atmospheres computed with the CO5BOLD code and 3D non-LTE (NLTE) line formation calculations, we study the effect of the convection-induced line asymmetry on the derived 6Li abundance for a range in effective temperature, gravity, and metallicity covering the stars of the Asplund et al. (2006) sample. When the asymmetry effect is taken into account for this sample of stars, the resulting 6Li/7Li ratios are reduced by about 1.5% on average with respect to the isotopic ratios determined by Asplund et al. (2006). This purely theoretical correction diminishes the number of significant 6Li detections from 9 to 4 (2 sigma criterion), or from 5 to 2 (3 sigma criterion). In view of this result the existence of a 6Li plateau appears questionable. A careful reanalysis of individual objects by fitting the observed lithium 6707 A doublet both with 3D NLTE and 1D LTE synthetic line profiles confirms that the inferred 6Li abundance is systematically lower when using 3D NLTE instead of 1D LTE line fitting. Nevertheless, halo stars with unquestionable 6Li detection do exist even if analyzed in 3D-NLTE, the most prominent example being HD 84937.

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