Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and lithium abundances of six cool supergiants in the SMC.

Details Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and lithium abundances of six cool supergiants in the SMC. Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and lithium abundances of six cool supergiants in the SMC.

Jul 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997a%26a...323..461h&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.323, p.461-468

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Stars: Abundances, Supergiants, Galaxies: Abundances, Evolution, Magellanic Clouds

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Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen abundances were derived from high-resolution spectra of 6 cool supergiants of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Oxygen-to-iron ratios (mean value <[O/Fe]>=~-0.18dex) are found to be similar to those found in young objects in the LMC and the Galaxy. This result is discussed in terms of chemical evolution. A mean deficiency of the carbon-to-iron ratio of <[C/Fe]>=~-0.3dex and a nitrogen-to-iron ratio <[N/Fe]>=~+0.22dex might imply a mixing signature, which is confirmed by the low ^12^C/^13^C ratio measured in three stars. In terms of chemical evolution, carbon plus nitrogen abundances have to be considered: in our sample, a mean value of <[(C+N)/Fe]>=~-0.15dex indicates a slight deficiency in carbon plus nitrogen with respect to the Sun, similar to the deficiencies found in Galactic supergiants and Orion. Lithium has been detected in all the program stars, reaching ɛ(Li)=0.6dex for two stars.

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