Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-10-27
Astron.Astrophys. 415 (2004) 155
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in A&A, 16 pages
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20031655
We present oxygen abundances for 72 F and G dwarf stars in the solar neighbourhood. Using the kinematics of the stars we divide them into two sub-samples with space velocities that are typical for the thick and thin disks, respectively. The metallicities of the stars range from [Fe/H] = -0.9 to +0.4 and we use the derived oxygen abundances of the stars to: (1) perform a differential study of the oxygen trends in the thin and the thick disk; (2) to follow the trend of oxygen in the thin disk to the highest metallicities. We analyze the forbidden oxygen lines at 6300 {\AA} and 6363 {\AA} as well as the (NLTE afflicted) triplet lines around 7774 {\AA}. For the forbidden line at 6300 A we have spectra of very high S/N (>400) and resolution (R=215 000). This has enabled a very accurate modeling of the oxygen line and the blending Ni lines. The high internal accuracy in our determination of the oxygen abundances from this line is reflected in the very tight trends we find for oxygen relative to iron........
Bensby Thomas
Feltzing Sofia
Lundström Ingemar
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