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| DOI | 10.1088/0004-637X/757/2/164 | ||||
| Año | 2012 | ||||
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Oxygen abundances of 67 dwarf stars in the metallicity range -1.6 < [Fe/H] < -0.4 are derived from a non-LTE analysis of the 777 nm O I triplet lines. These stars have precise atmospheric parameters measured by Nissen and Schuster, who find that they separate into three groups based on their kinematics and alpha-element (Mg, Si, Ca, Ti) abundances: thick disk, high-alpha halo, and low-alpha halo. We find the oxygen abundance trends of thick-disk and high-alpha halo stars very similar. The low-alpha stars show a larger star-to-star scatter in [O/Fe] at a given [Fe/H] and have systematically lower oxygen abundances compared to the other two groups. Thus, we find the behavior of oxygen abundances in these groups of stars similar to that of the a elements. We use previously published oxygen abundance data of disk and very metal-poor halo stars to present an overall view (-2.3 < [Fe/H] < +0.3) of oxygen abundance trends of stars in the solar neighborhood. Two field halo dwarf stars stand out in their O and Na abundances. Both G53-41 and G150-40 have very low oxygen and very high sodium abundances, which are key signatures of the abundance anomalies observed in globular cluster (GC) stars. Therefore, they are likely field halo stars born in GCs. If true, we estimate that at least 3% +/- 2% of the local field metal-poor star population was born in GCs.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Ramirez, Ivan | Hombre |
Univ Texas Austin - Estados Unidos
The University of Texas at Austin - Estados Unidos |
| 2 | Melendez, J. | Hombre |
UNIV SAO PAULO - Brasil
Universidade de Sao Paulo - USP - Brasil Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil |
| 3 | CHANAME-DOMINGUEZ, JULIO CESAR | Hombre |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
Centro de Excelencia en Astrofísica y Tecnologías Afines - Chile |
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| FAPESP |
| NASA |
| Space Telescope Science Institute |
| NASA through Hubble Fellowship |
| NASA through the Sagan Fellowship Program |
| Centro de Astrofisica FONDAP |
| Centro de Astrofisica y Tecnologias Afines CATA del Proyecto Financiamiento Basal |
| USP (Novos Docentes) |
| CNPq (Bolsa de Produtividade) |
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| We thank Dr. A.F. Marino for her helpful advice on the chemical properties of globular clusters. I.R.'s work was performed under contract with the California Institute of Technology Caltech) funded by NASA through the Sagan Fellowship Program. J.M. would like to acknowledge support from USP (Novos Docentes), FAPESP (2010/17510-3), and CNPq (Bolsa de Produtividade). Work by J.C. has been supported by the Centro de Astrofisica FONDAP 15010003, the Centro de Astrofisica y Tecnologias Afines CATA del Proyecto Financiamiento Basal PFB06, and NASA through Hubble Fellowship grant HST-HF-51239.01-A, awarded by the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., for NASA, under contract NAS5-26555. |