Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-03-17
Astrophys.J. 609 (2004) 988-998
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
32 pages, 5 tables and 11 figures, uses rotate.sty
Scientific paper
10.1086/421102
Using a high resolution spectrum of the secondary star in the black hole binary A0620-00, we have derived the stellar parameters and veiling caused by the accretion disk in a consistent way. We have used a chi^2 minimization procedure to explore a grid of 800 000 LTE synthetic spectra computed for a plausible range of both stellar and veiling parameters. Adopting the best model parameters found, we have determined atmospheric abundances of Fe, Ca, Ti, Ni and Al. The Fe abundance of the star is [Fe/H]=0.14 +- 0.20. Except for Ca, we found the other elements moderately over-abundant as compared with stars in the solar neighborhood of similar iron content. Taking into account the small orbital separation, the mass transfer rate and the mass of the convection zone of the secondary star, a comparison with element yields in supernova explosion models suggests a possible explosive event with a mass cut comparable to the current mass of the compact object. We have also analyzed the Li abundance, which is unusually high for a star of this spectral type and relatively low mass.
Casares Jorge
Gonzalez-Hernandez Jonay I.
Israelian Garik
Maeder Andre
Meynet George
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