Element abundances of unevolved stars in the open cluster M 67

Details Element abundances of unevolved stars in the open cluster M 67 Element abundances of unevolved stars in the open cluster M 67

2006-01-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601239v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

18 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20054291

We determined the metallicity ([Fe/H]), together with O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Cr and Ni abundances for a sample of 10 unevolved or slightly evolved stars belonging to the open cluster M 67. We find an average metallicity [Fe/H]=0.03 +/- 0.01, in very good agreement with previous determinations. All the [X/Fe] abundance ratios are very close to solar. The star-to-star scatter in [Fe/H] and [X/Fe] ratios for all elements, including oxygen, is lower than 0.05 dex, implying that the large dispersion in lithium reported in previous studies is not due to differences in these element abundances. We also find that, when using a homogeneous scale, the abundance pattern of unevolved stars in our sample is very similar to that of evolved stars, suggesting that, at least in this cluster, RGB and clump stars have not undergone any chemical processing. Finally, our results show that M 67 has a chemical composition that is representative of the solar neighborhood.

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