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Dec 1997
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HST Proposal ID #7348
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Hst Proposal Id #7348 Cool Stars
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Using the HST and ground-based observations we have determined abundances of boron and beryllium in the extreme Pop II dwarf HD140283. These are very useful since different scenarios for the origins of Be and B in the Early Galaxy suggest different abundance ratios between the two elements. From the 2497 Angstrom B I line the boron abundance was found to be log epsilon{B} {=12 + log{N{B}/N{H}}} =0.34 +/- 0.20 {Edvardsson et al. 1994, A&A 290, 176}. Our abundance ratio N{B}/N{Be} 17 and similar results for other stars indicate that these elements were formed by cosmic ray spallation in the Early Galaxy. Other suggested mechanisms include inhomogeneous Big Bang nucleosynthesis, supernova boron production or photoerosion in active galactic nuclei. These mechanisms would give other abundance ratios. We now want to confirm these results by observing the 2089 Angstrom B I line. The line is expected to give an independent check of the boron abundances as well as an opportunity to examine the suitability of the line for future investigations of the ratio between the isotopes 11B/10B in Pop II stars. This isotopic ratio has never been measured in Pop II objects and provides further important information concerning the mechanism of 11B production and the conditions in the Early Galaxy. For comparison, the solar system {meteoritic} 11B/10B suggests that about 40% of the 11B in Pop I objects is not formed by ISM spallation, but probably in Supernovae of Type II.
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