HIP 8522: A Puzzling Young Solar Twin with the Lowest Detected Lithium

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Auteurs principaux: Galarza, Jhon Yana, Lorenzo-Oliveira, Diego, Ferreira, Thiago, Reggiani, Henrique, Behmard, Aida, Simon, Joshua D., Martioli, Eder, López-Valdivia, Ricardo, de Almeida, Leandro, Jofré, Emiliano, El-Badry, Kareem
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author Galarza, Jhon Yana
Lorenzo-Oliveira, Diego
Ferreira, Thiago
Reggiani, Henrique
Behmard, Aida
Simon, Joshua D.
Martioli, Eder
López-Valdivia, Ricardo
de Almeida, Leandro
Jofré, Emiliano
El-Badry, Kareem
author_facet Galarza, Jhon Yana
Lorenzo-Oliveira, Diego
Ferreira, Thiago
Reggiani, Henrique
Behmard, Aida
Simon, Joshua D.
Martioli, Eder
López-Valdivia, Ricardo
de Almeida, Leandro
Jofré, Emiliano
El-Badry, Kareem
contents We present HIP 8522, a young solar twin with the lowest detected lithium, potentially a field blue straggler or the result of episodic early accretion. Its stellar parameters ($T_{\rm eff} = 5729 \pm 7$ K, $\log g = 4.532 \pm 0.016$ dex, $\rm{[Fe/H]} = 0.005 \pm 0.010$ dex, $v_{t} = 1.08 \pm 0.02$ km s$^{-1}$) and chemical composition were determined via spectroscopic equilibrium using high resolution spectra ($R = 60~000-165~000$). The age of HIP 8522 was estimated to be an upper limit of $<$1 Gyr through isochrone fitting and was further confirmed using chemical clocks. Spectral synthesis of the lithium line at $\sim$6707.8 Å yielded an upper lithium abundance limit of $A(\rm{Li}) <$ 0.8 dex. This value is unusually low for solar twins of similar age, which typically have $A(\rm{Li})$ values ranging from 2.0 to 3.3 dex, suggesting that $\sim$2 dex of lithium is missing. We investigate various scenarios, such as planet engulfment, sub-stellar mergers, and extra mixing. However, two distinct hypotheses provide plausible explanations for the significant depletion of lithium: one suggests that HIP 8522 is a field blue straggler formed by the merger of a close binary, while the other proposes that HIP 8522 experienced early episodic accretion. The young solar twin HIP 8522 presents an exceptional opportunity to rigorously test stellar evolution models and gain crucial insights into the internal mixing mechanisms responsible for the significant destruction of lithium.
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spellingShingle HIP 8522: A Puzzling Young Solar Twin with the Lowest Detected Lithium
Galarza, Jhon Yana
Lorenzo-Oliveira, Diego
Ferreira, Thiago
Reggiani, Henrique
Behmard, Aida
Simon, Joshua D.
Martioli, Eder
López-Valdivia, Ricardo
de Almeida, Leandro
Jofré, Emiliano
El-Badry, Kareem
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
We present HIP 8522, a young solar twin with the lowest detected lithium, potentially a field blue straggler or the result of episodic early accretion. Its stellar parameters ($T_{\rm eff} = 5729 \pm 7$ K, $\log g = 4.532 \pm 0.016$ dex, $\rm{[Fe/H]} = 0.005 \pm 0.010$ dex, $v_{t} = 1.08 \pm 0.02$ km s$^{-1}$) and chemical composition were determined via spectroscopic equilibrium using high resolution spectra ($R = 60~000-165~000$). The age of HIP 8522 was estimated to be an upper limit of $<$1 Gyr through isochrone fitting and was further confirmed using chemical clocks. Spectral synthesis of the lithium line at $\sim$6707.8 Å yielded an upper lithium abundance limit of $A(\rm{Li}) <$ 0.8 dex. This value is unusually low for solar twins of similar age, which typically have $A(\rm{Li})$ values ranging from 2.0 to 3.3 dex, suggesting that $\sim$2 dex of lithium is missing. We investigate various scenarios, such as planet engulfment, sub-stellar mergers, and extra mixing. However, two distinct hypotheses provide plausible explanations for the significant depletion of lithium: one suggests that HIP 8522 is a field blue straggler formed by the merger of a close binary, while the other proposes that HIP 8522 experienced early episodic accretion. The young solar twin HIP 8522 presents an exceptional opportunity to rigorously test stellar evolution models and gain crucial insights into the internal mixing mechanisms responsible for the significant destruction of lithium.
title HIP 8522: A Puzzling Young Solar Twin with the Lowest Detected Lithium
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17590