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2022MNRAS.511..231S - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 511, 231-240 (2022/March-3)

Lithium abundances as a tracer of asymptotic giant branch star pollution in the globular cluster NGC 6752.

SCHIAPPACASSE-ULLOA J., LUCATELLO S., RAIN M.J. and PIETRINFERNI A.

Abstract (from CDS):

This paper presents a chemical abundance analysis of 217 stars in the metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6752, distributed from the turn-off to the lower red giant branch. Al and Li abundances were derived through spectral synthesis applied to spectra collected with FLAMES, in both GIRAFFE and UVES modes. The work aims to gain insight into the nature of the polluter(s) responsible for the abundance variations and the C-N, Na-O, Al-Mg anticorrelations associated with the multiple-population phenomenon. We found a plateau at A(Li) = 2.33 ± 0.06 dex in unevolved stars, with the average Li content decreasing continuously down to ∼1.25 dex at the bottom of the red giant branch. As expected in the classic anticorrelation scenario, we found stars low in Al and high in Li abundance, and stars high in Al and low in Li. However, in addition, we also found evidence of Al-rich, second-generation stars with high Li content. This finding suggests the need for Li production, known to happen in intermediate-mass (∼4-8 M☉) asymptotic giant branch stars through the Cameron-Fowler mechanism. It is worth noting that the Li abundance observed in Al-rich stars never exceeds that in Al-poor stars.

Abstract Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): stars: abundances - stars: Population II - globular clusters: general - globular clusters: individual: NGC 6752

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/MNRAS/511/231): table1.dat>

Simbad objects: 217

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