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| DOI | 10.3847/1538-4357/AA978F | ||||
| Año | 2018 | ||||
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Sagittarius (Sgr) is a massive disrupted dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Milky Way halo that has undergone several stripping events. Previous chemical studies were restricted mainly to a few, metal-rich ([Fe/H] greater than or similar to -1) stars that suggested a top-light initial mass function (IMF). Here we present the first high-resolution, very metal-poor ([Fe/H] = -1 to -3) sample of 13 giant stars in the main body of Sgr. We derive abundances of 13 elements, namely C, Ca, Co, Fe, Sr, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Eu, Dy, Pb, and Th, that challenge the interpretation based on previous studies. Our abundances from Sgr mimic those of the metal-poor halo, and our most metal-poor star ([Fe/H] similar to -3) indicates a pure r-process pollution. Abundances of Sr, Pb, and Th are presented for the first time in Sgr, allowing for age determination using nuclear cosmochronology. We calculate ages of 9 +/- 2.5 Gyr. Most of the sample stars have been enriched by a range of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars with masses between 1.3 and 5 M-circle dot. Sgr J190651.47-320147.23 shows a large overabundance of Pb (2.05 dex) and a peculiar abundance pattern best fit by a 3 M-circle dot AGB star. Based on star-to-star scatter and observed abundance patterns, a mixture of low-and high-mass AGB stars and supernovae (15-25 M-circle dot) is necessary to explain these patterns. The high level (0.29 +/- 0.05 dex) of Ca indicates that massive supernovae must have existed and polluted the early ISM of Sgr before it lost its gas. This result is in contrast with a top-light IMF with no massive stars polluting Sgr.
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| 1 | Hansen, Camilla Juul | Mujer |
Univ Copenhagen - Dinamarca
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania Københavns Universitet - Dinamarca Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania |
| 2 | El-Souri, Mariam | Mujer |
Univ Copenhagen - Dinamarca
Københavns Universitet - Dinamarca |
| 3 | Monaco, L. | Hombre |
Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello - Chile
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| 4 | Villanova, Sandro | Hombre |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
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| 5 | Bonifacio, P. | Hombre |
PSL Res Univ - Francia
GEPI - Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique, Instrumentation - Francia L'Observatoire de Paris - Francia |
| 6 | Caffau, E. | Mujer |
PSL Res Univ - Francia
GEPI - Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique, Instrumentation - Francia L'Observatoire de Paris - Francia |
| 7 | Sbordone, L. | Hombre |
ESO - Chile
European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile |
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| C.J.H. thanks Augustinus FONDEN (16-2068) for financial support and Andreas Koch for numerous discussions. S.V. gratefully acknowledges the support provided by Fondecyt reg. n. 1170518. |
| C.J.H. thanks Augustinus FONDEN (16-2068) for financial support and Andreas Koch for numerous discussions. S.V. gratefully acknowledges the support provided by Fondecyt reg. n. 1170518. |