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We have previously reported on chemical abundance trends with evolutionary state in the globular cluster NGC 6397 discovered in analyses of spectra taken with FLAMES at the VLT. Here, we reinvestigate the FLAMES-UVES sample of 18 stars,…

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We present a multi-method investigation of four metal-poor G-type main-sequence stars to resolve their Galactic origins. By combining high-resolution spectroscopy from PolarBase, photometric/astrometric data from Gaia DR3, and spectral…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-28 Deniz Cennet Çınar , Selçuk Bilir , Timur Şahin , Olcay Plevne

VLT-UVES high resolution spectra of seven turnoff stars in the metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6397 have been obtained. Atmospheric parameters and abundances of several elements (Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Sc, Ti, Cr, Fe, Ni, Zn and Ba) were derived…

We calculate detailed chemical abundance profiles for a variety of brown dwarf and extrasolar giant planet atmosphere models, focusing in particular on Gliese 229B, and derive the systematics of the changes in the dominant reservoirs of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 A. Burrows , C. Sharp

We identified globular clusters and field stars of extragalactic origin and investigated their chemical, physical, and kinematical properties. This objects as supposed was captured by the Galaxy at different times from debris of the dwarf…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-08 V. A. Marsakov , T. V. Borkova

Recent observations have led to the discovery of numerous optically selected binaries containing an undetected component with mass consistent with a compact object (neutron star or white dwarf). Using the the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-06-26 B. Sbarufatti , F. Coti Zelati , A. Marino , S. Mereghetti , N. Rea , A. Treves

As the descendants of stars with masses less than 8 M$_{\odot}$ on the main sequence, white dwarfs provide a unique way to constrain planetary occurrence around intermediate-mass stars (spectral types BAF) that are otherwise difficult to…

We report detailed analyses of deep, high-resolution spectra of three Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe) with high abundance discrepancy factors (ADFs), Hf2-2, M1-42 and NGC6153, obtained with the Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-05 Haomiao Huang , Xuan Fang , Jorge Garcia-Rojas , Zhijun Tu , Jifeng Liu , Xiaowei Liu

We report the discovery of a unique collection of metal-poor giant-stars, that exhibit anomalously high levels of $^{28}$Si, clearly above typical Galactic levels. Our sample spans a narrow range of metallicities, peaking at $-1.07\pm…

We present a new model atmosphere analysis of the most metal contaminated white dwarf known, the DBZ SDSS J073842.56+183509.06. Using new high resolution spectroscopic observations taken with Keck and Magellan, we determine precise…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 P. Dufour , M. Kilic , G. Fontaine , P. Bergeron , C. Melis , J. Bochanski

Most of the sources detected in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV; 100 Ang to 600 Ang) by the Rosat WFC and EUVE all-sky surveys have been identified with active late-type stars and hot white dwarfs that are near enough to escape absorption by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Dan Maoz , Eran Ofek , Amotz Shemi

In a previous study, we analysed the spectra of 230 cool ($T_\mathrm{eff}$ < 9000 K) white dwarfs exhibiting strong metal contamination, measuring abundances for Ca, Mg, Fe and in some cases Na, Cr, Ti, or Ni. Here we interpret these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-21 Mark Hollands , Boris Gaensicke , Detlev Koester

Over 1500 DBZ or DZ white dwarfs (WDs) have been observed so far, and polluted atmospheres with metal elements have been found among these WDs. The surface heavy element abundances of known DBZ or DZ WDs show an evolutionary sequence. By…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-13 Chunhua Zhu , Helei Liu , Zhaojun Wang , Guoliang Lv

The aim of this work is to obtain precise atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances automatically for solar twins and analogs to find signatures of exoplanets, as well as to assess how peculiar the Sun is compared to these stars and to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-26 Giulia Martos , Jorge Meléndez , Lorenzo Spina , Sara Lucatello

Polluted white dwarfs offer a unique way to directly probe the compositions of exoplanetary bodies. We examine the water content of accreted material using the oxygen abundances of 51 highly polluted white dwarfs. Within this sample, we…

Two types of dust disks around white dwarfs (WDs) have been reported: small dust disks around cool metal-rich WDs consisting of tidally disrupted asteroids, and a large dust disk around the hot central WD of the Helix planetary nebula (PN)…

We present the [X/H] trends as function of the elemental condensation temperature Tc in 88 planet host stars and in a volume-limited comparison sample of 33 dwarfs without detected planetary companions. We gathered homogeneous abundance…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. Ecuvillon , G. Israelian , N. C. Santos , M. Mayor , G. Gilli

We present follow-up photometry and spectroscopy of ZTF J0328$-$1219 strengthening its status as a white dwarf exhibiting transiting planetary debris. Using TESS and Zwicky Transient Facility photometry, along with follow-up high speed…

We derive the abundance of 19 elements in a sample of 64 stars with fundamental parameters very similar to solar, which minimizes the impact of systematic errors in our spectroscopic 1D-LTE differential analysis, using high-resolution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-10 I. Ramirez , J. Melendez , M. Asplund

This letter reports statistically significant changes in the equivalent widths of MgII and CaII lines in the dusty and polluted white dwarf WD 0106-328, based on six epochs of spectroscopy using the VLT and Keck spanning 25 yr. Furthermore,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-12 Jay Farihi , Hiba Tu Noor , Carl Melis , Beth L. Klein , Snehalata Sahu , Boris T. Gänsicke , Mark C. Wyatt , Seth Redfield , Ted M. Johnson