HE 1327-2326: Stellar Parameters, Atomic Diffusion and Lithium abundance

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Population Ii Stars, Abundances, Chemical Composition, Stellar Atmospheres, Radiative Transfer, Opacity And Line Formation, Convection, Turbulence, And Diffusion

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The recent discovery of systematic trends of elemental abundances with evolutionary stage in the globular cluster NGC 6397 [1] has given support to the theoretical expectation that the abundances of elements in the atmospheres of unevolved halo stars are significantly affected by atomic diffusion. HE 1327-2326, one of the two known hyper-metal-poor (i.e., [Fe/H]<-5) stars, is in a near-turnoff stage of evolution [2, 3] and seemingly has no lithium (log ɛ(Li)<0.7, [4]). Based on various techniques we derive improved stellar parameters for this star. In particular, we derive a spectroscopic surface gravity based on the calcium ionization equilibrium in non-LTE [5]. HE 1327-2326 is found to be a subgiant. Calculations show that, while atomic diffusion may have significantly altered the surface abundances of this star, the large deficit of lithium (relative to other metal-poor stars and the amount produced in Big-Bang nucleosynthesis) cannot be explained in this way.

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