CH stars at High Galactic Latitudes

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2005-07-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507202v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 359 (2005) 531-544

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

14 pages including 9 figures

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08917.x

In the present work we report on several CH stars identified in a sample of Faint High Latitude Carbon stars from Hamburg survey and discuss their medium resolution spectra covering a wavelength range 4000 - 6800 \AA . Estimation of the depths of bands (1,0) $^{12}$C$^{12}$C ${\lambda}$4737 and (1,0) $^{12}$C$^{13}$C ${\lambda}$4744 in these stars indicate isotopic ratio $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ${\sim}$ 3, except for a few exceptions; these ratios are consistent with existing theories of CH stars evolution. The stars of Hamburg survey, a total of 403 objects were reported to be carbon star candidates with strong C$_{2}$ and CN molecular bands. In the first phase of observation, we have acquired spectra of ninety one objects. Inspection of the objects spectra show fifty one objects with C$_{2}$ molecular bands in their spectra of which thirteen stars have low flux below about 4300 \AA . Twenty five objects show weak or moderate CH and CN bands, twelve objects show weak but detectable CH bands in their spectra and there are three objects which do not show any molecular bands due to C$_{2}$, CN or CH in their spectra. Objects with C$_{2}$ molecular bands and with good signals bluewards of 4300 \AA which show prominent CH bands in their spectra are potential candidate CH stars. Thirty five such candidates are found in the present sample of ninty one objects observed so far. The set of CH stars identified could be the targets of subsequent observation at high resolution for a detail and comprehensive analysis for understanding their role in early Galactic chemical evolution.

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