Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Mar 2005
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 431, Issue 3, March I 2005, pp.933-942
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Stars: Abundances, Stars: Atmospheres, Stars: Horizontal-Branch, Galaxy: Open Clusters And Associations: Individual: Ngc 7789
Scientific paper
High-resolution spectra of six giants and three core-helium-burning “clump” stars in the open cluster NGC 7789 have been obtained with the SOFIN spectrograph on the Nordic Optical Telescope to investigate abundances of up to 20 chemical elements. Abundances of carbon were studied using the C2 Swan (0, 1) band head at 5635.5 Å. The wavelength interval 7980 8130 Å with strong CN features was analysed in order to determine nitrogen abundances and 12C/13C isotope ratios. The oxygen abundances were determined from the [O I] line at 6300 Å. The overall metallicity of evolved stars in the cluster was found to be close to solar ([Fe/H]=-0.04±0.05). Compared with the Sun and other dwarf stars of the Galactic disk, mean abundances in the investigated giant stars suggest that carbon is depleted by about 0.2 dex, and nitrogen and oxygen are close to solar. In the clump stars investigated, carbon is depleted by about 0.2 dex, the mean abundance of nitrogen is enhanced by 0.26 dex and oxygen is lower by 0.14 dex. This has the effect of lowering the mean C/N ratios to the value of 1.9±0.5 in the giant stars and to the value of 1.3±0.2 in the clump stars. The mean 12C/13C ratios are lowered to about the same value of 9±1 in the giants and clump stars investigated. Concerning other chemical elements an overabundance of sodium is noticeable and of silicon and calcium one is suspected. Abundances of iron-group and heavier chemical elements in all nine stars were found to be close to solar.
Table 1 is only available in electronic form at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/qcat?A+A/431/933
Based on observations made with the Nordic Optical Telescope, which is operated on the island of La Palma jointly by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, in the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.
Edvardsson Bengt
Ilyin I. I.
Puzeras E.
Tautvaisiene Gražina
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