Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-03-16
Astron.Astrophys.345:127-136,1999
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 5 figures, Latex, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics main journal. Also available at http://astr
Scientific paper
This paper is the first one in a series investigating the properties of the S stars belonging to the Henize sample (205 S stars with delta<-25 deg. and R<10.5) in order to derive the respective properties (like galactic distribution and relative frequencies) of intrinsic (i.e. genuine asymptotic giant branch) S stars and extrinsic (i.e. post mass-transfer binary) S stars. High-resolution (R=30 000 to 60 000) spectra covering the range 4230-4270AA have been obtained for 76 S stars, 8 M stars and 2 symbiotic stars. The 4262AA and 4238AA blends involving a Tc I line were analysed separately and yield consistent conclusions regarding the presence or absence of technetium. Only one `transition' case (Hen 140 = HD 120179, a star where only weak lines of technetium are detectable) is found in our sample. A resolution greater than R =30 000 is clearly required in order to derive unambiguous conclusions concerning the presence or absence of technetium. The Tc/no Tc dichotomy will be correlated with radial velocity and photometric data in a forthcoming paper.
Jorissen Alain
Van Eck Sophie
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