Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 1999
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HST Proposal ID #8197
Computer Science
Hst Proposal Id #8197 Cool Stars
Scientific paper
HST observations {e.g. Duncan Etal 1992; 1997} have led to new theories of how cosmic rays {CRs} rich in CNO near massive stars form the light elements Li, Be, and B {e.g. Ramaty Etal 1996, 1998}. The neutrino process in SN, which has never been experimentally verified, should also produce boron, but only ^11B, yielding a very different isotopic ratio than CR spallation. The boron isotope ratio, 11B/10B, can provide a definitive test of both these theories, but its galactic evolution is completely unknown. Our previous GHRS echelle observation of the moderately metal-poor {Fe/H=-1.0} star HD76932 placed a limit on its B isotope ratio, but not a definite value, because possible blending from an unknown spectrum line could not be ruled out {Rebull Etal 1998}. The discovery of a halo star greatly depleted in B {Primas Etal 1998b} provides a wonderful opportunity to make the result definite. By comparing two similar {Fe/H -1.6} stars, which have very different amounts of B, we can rule out or measure any blends. This should give a definite result for 11B/10B at metallcity Fe/H -1.6, an epoch when massive star SN should have dominated galactic nucleosynthesis. Furthermore, we can then use our blending knowledge to reanalyze HD76932, getting a definite result for its 11B/10B ratio as well.
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