Abundances and physical parameters for stars in the open clusters NGC 5822 and IC 4756

Details Abundances and physical parameters for stars in the open clusters NGC 5822 and IC 4756 Abundances and physical parameters for stars in the open clusters NGC 5822 and IC 4756

2010-02-12

arxiv.org/abs/1002.2547v3

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

10 pages, 3 figures, A&A accepted

Scientific paper

Classical chemical analyses may be affected by systematic errors that would cause observed abundance differences between dwarfs and giants. For some elements, however, the abundance difference could be real. We address the issue by observing 2 solar--type dwarfs in NGC 5822 and 3 in IC 4756, and comparing their composition with that of 3 giants in either of the aforementioned clusters. We determine iron abundance and stellar parameters of the dwarf stars, and the abundances of calcium, sodium, nickel, titanium, aluminium, chromium, silicon and oxygen for both the giants and dwarfs. We acquired UVES high-resolution, of high signal--to--noise ratio (S/N) spectra. The width of the cross correlation profiles was used to measure rotation velocities. For abundance determinations, the standard equivalent width analysis was performed differentially with respect to the Sun. For lithium and oxygen, we derived abundances by comparing synthetic spectra with observed line features. We find an iron abundance for dwarf stars equal to solar to within the margins of error for IC 4756, and slightly above for NGC 5822 ([Fe/H]= 0.01 and 0.05 dex respectively). The 3 stars in NG 4756 have lithium abundances between Log N(Li) 2.6 and 2.8 dex, the two stars in NGC 5822 have Log N(Li) ~ 2.8 and 2.5, respectively. For sodium, silicon, and titanium, we show that abundances of giants are significantly higher than those of the dwarfs of the same cluster (about 0.15, 0.15, and 0.35 dex).

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Abundances and physical parameters for stars in the open clusters NGC 5822 and IC 4756 does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Abundances and physical parameters for stars in the open clusters NGC 5822 and IC 4756, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Abundances and physical parameters for stars in the open clusters NGC 5822 and IC 4756 will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-420280