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2024A&A...688A.123X - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 688A123 (2024/8-1)

The R-Process Alliance: Analysis of limited-r stars.

XYLAKIS-DORNBUSCH T., HANSEN T.T., BEERS T.C., CHRISTLIEB N., EZZEDDINE R., FREBEL A., HOLMBECK E., PLACCO V.M., ROEDERER I.U., SAKARI C.M. and SNEDEN C.

Abstract (from CDS):

Context. In recent years, the R-Process Alliance (RPA) has conducted a successful search for stars that are enhanced in elements produced by the rapid neutron-capture (r-)process. In particular, the RPA has uncovered a number of stars that are strongly enriched in light r-process elements, such as Sr, Y, and Zr. These so-called limited-r stars were investigated to explore the astrophysical production site(s) of these elements.
Aims. We investigate the possible formation sites for light neutron-capture elements by deriving detailed abundances for neutron-capture elements from high-resolution spectra with a high signal-to-noise ratio of three limited-r stars.
Methods. We conducted a kinematic analysis and a 1D local thermodynamic equilibrium spectroscopic abundance analysis of three stars. Furthermore, we calculated the lanthanide mass fraction (XLa) of our stars and of limited-r stars from the literature.
Results. We found that the abundance pattern of neutron-capture elements of limited-r stars behaves differently depending on their [Ba/Eu] ratios, and we suggest that this should be taken into account in future investigations of their abundances. Furthermore, we found that the XLa of limited-r stars is lower than that of the kilonova AT2017gfo. The latter seems to be in the transition zone between limited-rXLa and that of r-I and r-II stars. Finally, we found that unlike r-I and r-II stars, the current sample of limited-r stars is largely born in the Galaxy and is not accreted.

Abstract Copyright: © The Authors 2024

Journal keyword(s): stars: abundances - stars: chemically peculiar - stars: kinematics and dynamics - stars: Population II

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/A+A/688/A123): table3.dat table4.dat refs.dat tablea1.dat>

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