Detailed Chemical Abundance Analysis of the Brightest Stars in the Turranburra and Willka Yaku Stellar Streams

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Auteurs principaux: Webber, Kaitlin B., Hansen, Terese T., Marshall, Jennifer L., Ji, Alexander P., Li, Ting S., Da Costa, Gary S., Cullinane, Lara R., Erkal, Denis, Koposov, Sergey E., Kuehn, Kyler, Lewis, Geraint F., Mackey, Dougal, Martell, Sarah L., Pace, Andrew B., Shipp, Nora, Simpson, Jeffrey D., Wan, Zhen, Zucker, Daniel B., Alvarado, Victor A., Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Limberg, Guilherme, Medina, Gustavo E., Usman, Sam A.
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author Webber, Kaitlin B.
Hansen, Terese T.
Marshall, Jennifer L.
Ji, Alexander P.
Li, Ting S.
Da Costa, Gary S.
Cullinane, Lara R.
Erkal, Denis
Koposov, Sergey E.
Kuehn, Kyler
Lewis, Geraint F.
Mackey, Dougal
Martell, Sarah L.
Pace, Andrew B.
Shipp, Nora
Simpson, Jeffrey D.
Wan, Zhen
Zucker, Daniel B.
Alvarado, Victor A.
Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Limberg, Guilherme
Medina, Gustavo E.
Usman, Sam A.
author_facet Webber, Kaitlin B.
Hansen, Terese T.
Marshall, Jennifer L.
Ji, Alexander P.
Li, Ting S.
Da Costa, Gary S.
Cullinane, Lara R.
Erkal, Denis
Koposov, Sergey E.
Kuehn, Kyler
Lewis, Geraint F.
Mackey, Dougal
Martell, Sarah L.
Pace, Andrew B.
Shipp, Nora
Simpson, Jeffrey D.
Wan, Zhen
Zucker, Daniel B.
Alvarado, Victor A.
Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Limberg, Guilherme
Medina, Gustavo E.
Usman, Sam A.
contents We present a detailed chemical abundance analysis of the three brightest known stars from each of the Turranburra and Willka Yaku stellar streams using high-resolution Magellan/MIKE spectra. Abundances for 27 elements, ranging from carbon to dysprosium, were derived. Our results support the original classification that Turranburra, with a low average metallicity of $\mathrm{[Fe/H]=-2.45} \pm 0.07$, likely originates from a dwarf-galaxy progenitor. Willka Yaku has a low average metallicity of $\mathrm{[Fe/H]=-2.35 \pm 0.03}$ with a small scatter in the abundances, consistent with a globular cluster progenitor as suggested by previous studies. Both streams exhibit mild enhancements in neutron-capture elements, with averages of $\mathrm{[Eu II/Fe]}=$ $0.47 \pm{0.09}$ for Turranburra and $0.44 \pm{0.05}$ for Willka Yaku, consistent with enrichment from an $r$-process event. A similar enrichment is observed in other stellar streams, and we further discuss this signature as it relates to the potential enrichment histories of these two streams.
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spellingShingle Detailed Chemical Abundance Analysis of the Brightest Stars in the Turranburra and Willka Yaku Stellar Streams
Webber, Kaitlin B.
Hansen, Terese T.
Marshall, Jennifer L.
Ji, Alexander P.
Li, Ting S.
Da Costa, Gary S.
Cullinane, Lara R.
Erkal, Denis
Koposov, Sergey E.
Kuehn, Kyler
Lewis, Geraint F.
Mackey, Dougal
Martell, Sarah L.
Pace, Andrew B.
Shipp, Nora
Simpson, Jeffrey D.
Wan, Zhen
Zucker, Daniel B.
Alvarado, Victor A.
Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Limberg, Guilherme
Medina, Gustavo E.
Usman, Sam A.
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We present a detailed chemical abundance analysis of the three brightest known stars from each of the Turranburra and Willka Yaku stellar streams using high-resolution Magellan/MIKE spectra. Abundances for 27 elements, ranging from carbon to dysprosium, were derived. Our results support the original classification that Turranburra, with a low average metallicity of $\mathrm{[Fe/H]=-2.45} \pm 0.07$, likely originates from a dwarf-galaxy progenitor. Willka Yaku has a low average metallicity of $\mathrm{[Fe/H]=-2.35 \pm 0.03}$ with a small scatter in the abundances, consistent with a globular cluster progenitor as suggested by previous studies. Both streams exhibit mild enhancements in neutron-capture elements, with averages of $\mathrm{[Eu II/Fe]}=$ $0.47 \pm{0.09}$ for Turranburra and $0.44 \pm{0.05}$ for Willka Yaku, consistent with enrichment from an $r$-process event. A similar enrichment is observed in other stellar streams, and we further discuss this signature as it relates to the potential enrichment histories of these two streams.
title Detailed Chemical Abundance Analysis of the Brightest Stars in the Turranburra and Willka Yaku Stellar Streams
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10003