An Abundance Analysis of R-Coronae Stars in the Galaxy and the Large Magellanic Cloud

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May 1994

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 268, NO. 2/MAY15, P. 544, 1994

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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High-resolution echelle spectra have been obtained of one galactic and two Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars with the Anglo-Australian Telescope. An analysis of these data using He- and C- rich models and the WIDTH6 model atmosphere code of Kurucz indicates that the galactic RCB star SU Tau and the two LMC stars, HV 12842 and W Men (HV 966), have similar atmospheric parameters to the warmer galactic RCB and hydrogen-deficient carbon (HdC) stars such as R CrB and XX Cam. The newly analysed RCB stars have T_eff_ ~ 7000 K, log g = 0.5 to 1.0, microturbulent velocities between 7 and 8 km s^-1^ and C/He ratios ranging from 0.0034 to 0.011. An abundance analysis has been performed on these stars for a wide range of species. Special emphasis has been placed on H, He, Li, C, N, O, Fe and the s-process elements. Specific values for [H/He], [Li/Fe] and [Fe/total] (expressed relative to the total abundance of all species) in SU Tau, HV 12842 and W Men are -5,4, -6.2 and -6.5; +2.6, +2.4 and +2.1; and -0.4, -0.7 and -0.7 respectively. The analysis of RCB stars in the LMC provides us with the opportunity to study the metallicity dependence of RCB star evolution.

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