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High precision analysis of the solar twin HIP 100963

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2016-04-06 v2

Abstract

Methods. We used the HIRES spectrograph on the Keck I telescope to acquire high-resolution (R \approx 70000) spectra with a high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N \approx 400 - 650 per pixel) of HIP 100963 and the Sun for a differential abundance analysis. We measured the equivalent widths (EWs) of iron lines to determine the stellar parameters by employing the differential spectroscopic equilibrium. We determined the composition of volatile, refractory, and neutron-capture elements through a differential abundance analysis with respect to the Sun. Results. The stellar parameters we found are Teff=5818±4T_{\rm{eff}}=5818 \pm 4 K, log g=4.49±0.01g = 4.49 \pm 0.01 dex, vt=1.03±0.01v_{t} = 1.03 \pm 0.01 km s1\rm{km\ {s}}^{-1} , and [Fe/H] = 0.003±0.004 = -\ 0.003 \pm 0.004 dex. These low errors allow us to compute a precise mass (1.030.01+0.021.03^{+0.02}_{-0.01} M_{\odot}) and age (2.0 ±\pm 0.4 Gyr), obtained using Yonsei-Yale isochrones. Using our [Y/Mg] ratio, we have determined an age of 2.1±0.42.1 \pm 0.4 Gyr, in agreement with the age computed using isochrones. Our isochronal age also agrees with the age determined from stellar activity (2.4 ±\pm 0.3 Gyr). We study the abundance pattern with condensation temperature (Tcond\rm{T_{cond}}) taking corrections by the GCE into account. We show that the enhancements of neutron-capture elements are explained by contributions from both the ss- and rr-process. The lithium abundance follows the tight Li-age correlation seen in other solar twins. Conclusions. We confirm that HIP 100963 is a solar twin and demonstrate that its abundance pattern is about solar after corrections for GCE. The star also shows enrichment in ss- and rr-process elements, as well as depletion in lithium that is caused by stellar evolution.

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@article{arxiv.1602.08008,
  title  = {High precision analysis of the solar twin HIP 100963},
  author = {Jhon Yana Galarza and Jorge Meléndez and Ivan Ramírez and Amanda I. Karakas and Martin Asplund and Fan Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.08008},
  year   = {2016}
}