Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1995
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HST Proposal ID #5856
Physics
Hst Proposal Id #5856 Cool Stars
Scientific paper
We propose to search for spectral lines indicating the presence of the very heavy elements platinum, iridium, bismuth and osmium in a very old, metal-poor halo star, and to determine the relative abundances of these elements. These elements, synthesized in stellar interiors by r(apid) and s(low) neutron capture processes, have never before been detected in metal-poor stars because their only strong lines lie in the ultraviolet spectral region. The abundances of these r- and s-process nucleosynthesis products in halo stars will serve to provide important constraints both on the early history and chemical evolution of the Galaxy and, indirectly, on the age of the Galaxy and the universe.
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