Elemental abundances of 44 very metal-poor stars determined from Subaru/IRD near-infrared spectra

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Main Authors: Aoki, Wako, Beers, Timothy C., Honda, Satoshi, Matsuno, Tadafumi, Placco, Vinicius M., Yoon, Jinmi, Kuzuhara, Masayuki, Harakawa, Hiroki, Hirano, Teruyuki, Kotani, Takayuki, Kurokawa, Takashi, Nishikawa, Jun, Omiya, Masashi, Tamura, Motohide, Vievard, Sebastien
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author Aoki, Wako
Beers, Timothy C.
Honda, Satoshi
Matsuno, Tadafumi
Placco, Vinicius M.
Yoon, Jinmi
Kuzuhara, Masayuki
Harakawa, Hiroki
Hirano, Teruyuki
Kotani, Takayuki
Kurokawa, Takashi
Nishikawa, Jun
Omiya, Masashi
Tamura, Motohide
Vievard, Sebastien
author_facet Aoki, Wako
Beers, Timothy C.
Honda, Satoshi
Matsuno, Tadafumi
Placco, Vinicius M.
Yoon, Jinmi
Kuzuhara, Masayuki
Harakawa, Hiroki
Hirano, Teruyuki
Kotani, Takayuki
Kurokawa, Takashi
Nishikawa, Jun
Omiya, Masashi
Tamura, Motohide
Vievard, Sebastien
contents Abundances of five elements, Na, Mg, Al, Si, and Sr, are investigated for 44 very metal-poor stars (-4.0 < [Fe/H] < -1.5) in the Galactic halo system based on an Local Thermodinamic Equilibrium (LTE) analysis of high-resolution near-infrared spectra obtained with the Infrared Doppler instrument (IRD) on the Subaru Telescope. Mg and Si abundances are determined for all 44 stars. The Si abundances are determined from up to 29 lines, which provide reliable abundance ratios compared to previous results from a few optical lines. The Mg and Si of these stars are over-abundant, relative to iron, and are well-explained by chemical-evolution models. No significant scatter is found in the abundance ratios of both elements with respect to iron, except for a few outliers. The small scatter of the abundance ratios of these elements provides constraints on the variations of stellar and supernova's yields at very low metallicity. Al abundances are determined for 27 stars from near-infrared lines (e.g., 1312nm), which are expected to be less affected by non-LTE (NLTE) effects than optical resonance lines. The average of the [Al/Fe] ratios is close to the solar value, and no dependence on metallicity is found over -3.0 < [Fe/H] < -2.0. Na abundances are determined for 12 stars; they exhibit Solar abundance ratios and no dependence on metallicity. The Sr abundances determined from the Sr II triplet are significantly higher than those from the optical resonance lines obtained by previous studies for our sample. This discrepancy shows a clear dependence on temperature and surface gravity, supporting models that predict large NLTE effects on the near-infrared lines for metal-poor red giants.
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spellingShingle Elemental abundances of 44 very metal-poor stars determined from Subaru/IRD near-infrared spectra
Aoki, Wako
Beers, Timothy C.
Honda, Satoshi
Matsuno, Tadafumi
Placco, Vinicius M.
Yoon, Jinmi
Kuzuhara, Masayuki
Harakawa, Hiroki
Hirano, Teruyuki
Kotani, Takayuki
Kurokawa, Takashi
Nishikawa, Jun
Omiya, Masashi
Tamura, Motohide
Vievard, Sebastien
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abundances of five elements, Na, Mg, Al, Si, and Sr, are investigated for 44 very metal-poor stars (-4.0 < [Fe/H] < -1.5) in the Galactic halo system based on an Local Thermodinamic Equilibrium (LTE) analysis of high-resolution near-infrared spectra obtained with the Infrared Doppler instrument (IRD) on the Subaru Telescope. Mg and Si abundances are determined for all 44 stars. The Si abundances are determined from up to 29 lines, which provide reliable abundance ratios compared to previous results from a few optical lines. The Mg and Si of these stars are over-abundant, relative to iron, and are well-explained by chemical-evolution models. No significant scatter is found in the abundance ratios of both elements with respect to iron, except for a few outliers. The small scatter of the abundance ratios of these elements provides constraints on the variations of stellar and supernova's yields at very low metallicity. Al abundances are determined for 27 stars from near-infrared lines (e.g., 1312nm), which are expected to be less affected by non-LTE (NLTE) effects than optical resonance lines. The average of the [Al/Fe] ratios is close to the solar value, and no dependence on metallicity is found over -3.0 < [Fe/H] < -2.0. Na abundances are determined for 12 stars; they exhibit Solar abundance ratios and no dependence on metallicity. The Sr abundances determined from the Sr II triplet are significantly higher than those from the optical resonance lines obtained by previous studies for our sample. This discrepancy shows a clear dependence on temperature and surface gravity, supporting models that predict large NLTE effects on the near-infrared lines for metal-poor red giants.
title Elemental abundances of 44 very metal-poor stars determined from Subaru/IRD near-infrared spectra
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11487