Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Jan 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...219..538s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 219, Jan. 15, 1978, p. 538-542.
Physics
Optics
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Late Stars, Red Giant Stars, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Spectra, Technetium, Variable Stars, Absorption Spectroscopy, Abundance, Cassegrain Optics, Irregular Variable Stars, Metallic Stars, Radioactive Decay, Semiregular Variable Stars, Stellar Structure
Scientific paper
Two previously unknown technetium stars have been found: the MS irregular variable OP Her and the MS semiregular variable T Cet. An intercomparison of the spectra of these and 13 other red giants, five of which are technetium stars, indicates that the strength of Tc I is closely correlated with the strengths of other s-process element lines, but not necessarily with spectroscopic criteria of temperature, luminosity, and carbon abundance. This correlation, together with the otherwise heterogeneous nature of the sample, suggests that radioactive decay of technetium has not yet occurred to an appreciable extent in cool S and C variables. The seven technetium stars observed are surrounded by massive circumstellar gas envelopes, as indicated by strong optical circumstellar lines.
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