The Origins of Two Classes of Carbon-Enhanced, Metal-Poor Stars

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2005-08-23

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0508475v1

Astrophys.J.635:349-354,2005

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

17 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, ApJ, in press

Scientific paper

10.1086/497282

We have compiled composition, luminosity, and binarity information for carbon-enhanced, metal-poor (CEMP) stars reported by recent studies. We divided the CEMP star sample into two classes, having high and low abundances, respectively, of the s-process elements, and consider the abundances of several isotopes, in particular 12C, 13C, and 14N, as well as the likely evolutionary stages of each star. Despite the fact that objects in both groups were selected from the same surveys (primarily the HK survey), without a-priori knowledge of their s-process element abundances, we identify the following remarkable difference between the two classes: s-element-rich CEMP (CEMP-s) stars occupy a wide range of evolutionary states, but do not have a strongly evolved 13C/14N ratio, whereas s-element-normal CEMP stars (CEMP-no) are found only high up the first-ascent giant branch, and possess 13C/14N ratios approaching the CN-cycle equilibrium value. Based on these observational facts, we discuss scenarios of formation of CEMP stars.

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