The IACOB project XIII. Helium enrichment in O-type stars as a tracer of past binary interaction

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Hauptverfasser: Martínez-Sebastián, C., Simón-Díaz, S., Jin, H., Keszthelyi, Z., Holgado, G., Langer, N., Puls, J.
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author Martínez-Sebastián, C.
Simón-Díaz, S.
Jin, H.
Keszthelyi, Z.
Holgado, G.
Langer, N.
Puls, J.
author_facet Martínez-Sebastián, C.
Simón-Díaz, S.
Jin, H.
Keszthelyi, Z.
Holgado, G.
Langer, N.
Puls, J.
contents There is increasing evidence that single-star evolutionary models are inadequate to reproduce all observational properties of massive stars. Binary interaction has emerged as a key factor in the evolution of a significant fraction of massive stars. In this study, we investigate the helium ($Y_{\mathrm He}$) and nitrogen ($ε_{\mathrm N}$) surface abundances in a comprehensive sample of 180 Galactic O-type stars with projected rotational velocities $v\sin(i)\leq150{\mathrm km}\cdot{\mathrm s}^{-1}$. We found a subsample ($\sim20\%$ of the total, and $\sim80\%$ of the stars with $Y_{\mathrm He}\geq0.12$) with a $Y_{\mathrm He}$ and $ε_{\mathrm N}$ combined pattern unexplainable by single-star evolution. We argue that the stars with anomalous surface abundance patterns are binary interaction products.
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spellingShingle The IACOB project XIII. Helium enrichment in O-type stars as a tracer of past binary interaction
Martínez-Sebastián, C.
Simón-Díaz, S.
Jin, H.
Keszthelyi, Z.
Holgado, G.
Langer, N.
Puls, J.
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
There is increasing evidence that single-star evolutionary models are inadequate to reproduce all observational properties of massive stars. Binary interaction has emerged as a key factor in the evolution of a significant fraction of massive stars. In this study, we investigate the helium ($Y_{\mathrm He}$) and nitrogen ($ε_{\mathrm N}$) surface abundances in a comprehensive sample of 180 Galactic O-type stars with projected rotational velocities $v\sin(i)\leq150{\mathrm km}\cdot{\mathrm s}^{-1}$. We found a subsample ($\sim20\%$ of the total, and $\sim80\%$ of the stars with $Y_{\mathrm He}\geq0.12$) with a $Y_{\mathrm He}$ and $ε_{\mathrm N}$ combined pattern unexplainable by single-star evolution. We argue that the stars with anomalous surface abundance patterns are binary interaction products.
title The IACOB project XIII. Helium enrichment in O-type stars as a tracer of past binary interaction
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.14107