English
Related papers

Related papers: Elemental abundance ratios for the bulge of M31

200 papers

We present abundance ratio estimates of individual elements, namely C, N, Na, and the so-called alpha elements, Mg, O, Si, Ca, and Ti, for the bulge of M31. The analysis is based on long-slit, high-quality spectroscopy of the bulge, taken…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-26 F. La Barbera , A. Vazdekis , A. Pasquali

We present ages, [Fe/H] and abundances of the alpha elements Ca I, Si I, Ti I, Ti II, and light elements Mg I, Na I, and Al I for 31 globular clusters in M31, which were obtained from high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR$>60$)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 J. E. Colucci , R. A. Bernstein , J. Cohen

We present radial velocities and chemical abundances of O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu for a sample of 156 red giant branch stars in two Galactic bulge fields centered near (l,b)=(+5.25,-3.02) and (0,-12). The (+5.25,-3.02)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Christian I. Johnson , R. Michael Rich , Chiaki Kobayashi , Andrea Kunder , Andreas Koch

We aim at reproducing the chemical evolution of the bulge of M31 by means of a detailed chemical evolution model, including radial gas flows coming from the disk. We study the impact of the initial mass function, the star formation rate and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 M. M. Marcon-Uchida , F. Matteucci , G. A. Lanfranchi , E. Spitoni , V. Grieco

We present abundance ratios for 23 elements with respect to Fe in a sample of stars with a wide range in luminosity, from luminous giants to stars near the turnoff, in the globular cluster M71. The analyzed spectra, obtained with HIRES at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Solange V. Ramirez , Judith G. Cohen

We report the first detailed chemical abundances for 5 globular clusters (GCs) in M31 from high-resolution (R ~ 25,000) spectroscopy of their integrated light. These GCs are the first in a larger set of clusters observed as part of an…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 J. E. Colucci , R. A. Bernstein , S. Cameron , A. McWilliam , J. G. Cohen

Context. The formation and evolution of the Milky Way bulge is still largely an unanswered question. One of the most essential observables needed in its modelling are the metallicity distribution and the trends of the alpha elements as…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-12-10 N. Ryde , M. Schultheis

We have derived elemental abundances of O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni for 47 G and K dwarf, with [Me/H]>0.1 dex. The selection of stars was based on their kinematics as well as on their uvby-photometry. One sample of stars…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Sofia Feltzing , Bengt Gustafsson

We present detailed abundance results for 9 Galactic bulge stars in Baade's Window, based on HIRES (R=45,000--60,000) spectra taken with the Keck I telescope. The alpha elements show non-uniform enhancements relative to the Solar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andrew McWilliam , R. Michael Rich

We have made observations with the Keck I telescope and HIRES at a resolution of $\sim$45,000 of five nearly identical stars at the turn-off of the metal-rich globular cluster M 71. Our mean Fe abundance, [Fe/H]=-0.80 +-0.02, is in…

We present chemical abundances in K and M red-giant members of the Galactic bulge derived from high-resolution infrared spectra obtained with the Phoenix spectrograph on Gemini-South. The elements studied are carbon, nitrogen, oxygen,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Katia Cunha , Verne V. Smith

In this paper, we aim to derive high-precision alpha-element abundances using CRIRES high-resolution IR spectra of 72 cool M giants of the inner Galactic bulge. Silicon, magnesium, and calcium abundances were determined by fitting a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-08 N. Nieuwmunster , G. Nandakumar , E. Spitoni , N. Ryde , M. Schultheis , R. M. Rich , P. S. Barklem , O. Agertz , F. Renaud , F. Matteucci

We report detailed chemical abundance analysis of 27 RGB stars towards the Galactic bulge in Baade's Window for elements produced by massive stars: O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca and Ti. All of these elements are overabundant in the bulge relative…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Jon. P. Fulbright , Andrew McWilliam , R. Michael Rich

We present a detailed elemental abundance study of 90 F and G dwarf, turn-off and subgiant stars in the Galactic bulge. Based on high-resolution spectra acquired during gravitational microlensing events, stellar ages and abundances for 11…

We discuss oxygen and iron abundance patterns in K and M red-giant members of the Galactic bulge and in the young and massive M-type stars inhabiting the very center of the Milky Way. The abundance results from the different bulge studies…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. Cunha , V. Smith , K. Sellgren , R. Blum , S. Ramirez , D. Terndrup

The O/H metallicity distribution of different samples of planetary nebulae in the bulge of the Milky Way and M31 are compared. O/H abundances are converted into [Fe/H] metallicity by the use of theoretical [O/Fe] x [Fe/H] relationships both…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 W. J. Maciel

We derive abundances and central star parameters for 15 planetary nebulae (PNe) in M31: 12 in the bulge and 3 in a disk field 14 kpc from the nucleus. No single abundance value characterizes the bulge stars: although the median abundances…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 George H. Jacoby , Robin Ciardullo

Spectral data on early type galaxies is analyzed for chemical abundance with an emphasis on obtaining detailed abundances for the elements O and Si in addition to C, N, Na, Mg, Ca, Fe, and Ba. The abundance trends with velocity dispersion…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Guy Worthey , Baitian Tang , Jedidiah Serven

[ABRIDGED] Based on high-resolution (R~42000 to 48000) and high signal-to-noise (S/N~50 to 150) spectra obtained with UVES/VLT, we present detailed elemental abundances (O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Cr, Fe, Ni, Zn, Y, and Ba) and stellar ages…

Context: The abundances of the $\alpha$-elements are key for understanding the early chemical enrichment of the Galactic bulge. The elements of interest present lines in different wavelength regions, and some of them show lines only in part…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-13 Patrícia da Silva , B. Barbuy , H. Ernandes , S. O. Souza , J. G. Fernández-Trincado , D. González-Díaz
‹ Prev 1 2 3 10 Next ›