Chemical Compositions of Four Metal-poor Giants

Details Chemical Compositions of Four Metal-poor Giants Chemical Compositions of Four Metal-poor Giants

2001-02-18

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0102307v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

14 pages (text), 4 tables, 3 figures, Accepted for publication in PASP

Scientific paper

10.1086/320291

We present the chemical compositions of four K giants CS 22877-1, CS 22166-16, CS22169-35 and BS 16085 - 0050 that have [Fe/H] in the range -2.4 to -3.1. Metal-poor stars with [Fe/H] < -2.5 are known to exhibit considerable star - to - star variations of many elements. This quartet confirms this conclusion. CS 22877-1 and CS 22166-16 are carbon-rich. There is significant spread for [$\alpha$/Fe] within our sample where [$\alpha$/Fe] is computed from the mean of the [Mg/Fe], and [Ca/Fe] ratios. BS 16085 - 0050 is remarkably $\alpha$ enriched with a mean [$\alpha$/Fe] of $+$0.7 but CS 22169-35 is $\alpha$-poor. The aluminium abundance also shows a significant variation over the sample. A parallel and unsuccessful search among high-velocity late-type stars for metal-poor stars is described.

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