Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-03-08
Astrophys.J. 623 (2005) L141-L144
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 2 figures, ApJ Letters, in press
Scientific paper
10.1086/430110
We report the discovery of a uniquely large excess of 18O in the hydrogen-deficient carbon (HdC) star, HD 137613, based on a spectrum of the first overtone bands of CO at 2.3-2.4 micron in which three strong absorption bands of 12C18O are clearly present. Bands of 12C16O also are present but no bands of 13C16O or 12C17O are seen. We estimate an isotopic ratio 16O/18O ~1. The Solar value of this ratio is ~500. Neither He-core burning nor He-shell flash burning can produce the isotopic ratios of oxygen and carbon observed in HD 137613. However, a remarkable similarity exists between the observed abundances and those found in the outer layers of the broad He-shell of early-AGB stars, soon after the end of He-core burning. It is not known how the outer envelope down to the He-shell could be lost but some mechanism of enhanced mass loss must be involved. HD 137613 may be a post-early-AGB star with the outer layers of the former He-burning shell as its photosphere. The unusual elemental abundances of the HdC stars resemble those of the R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars, but HdC stars do not produce clouds of dust that produce declines in brightness. None of the other RCB or HdC stars observed shows significant 18O.
Asplund Martin
Clayton Geoffrey C.
Engelbracht Chad W.
Geballe Thomas Ronald
Gordon Karl Douglas
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