Abundance Survey of M and K Dwarf Stars

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Jul 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005nupha.758..344w&link_type=abstract

Nuclear Physics A, Vol. 758, p.344-347

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Nuclear Physics

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We report the measurement of chemical abundances in 35 low-mass main sequence (M and K dwarf) stars. We have measured the abundance of 12 elements in Kapteyn's Star, a nearby halo M subdwarf. The abundances indicate an iron abundance of [Fe/H] = -0.98, which is about 0.5 dex smaller than that measured in the only previous published measurement using atomic absorption lines. We have measured Fe and Ti abundances in 35 M and K dwarfs with -2.39 ≤ [Fe/H] ≤ +0.21 using atomic absorption lines, mostly in the 8000Å < λ < 8850Å range. These will be used to calibrate photometric and low-resolution spectrum metallicity indices for low mass dwarfs, which will make metallicity estimates for these stars more certain. We also describe some difficulties encountered which are not normally necessary to consider when studying warmer stars.

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