Determination of [O/Fe] in BD +23 3130 from ESO VLT-UVES observations

R. Cayrel, J. Andersen, B. Barbuy, T. C. Beers, P. Bonifacio, P. François, V. Hill, P. Molaro, Birgitta Nordström, B. Plez, F. Primas, F. Spite, M. Spite

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    Abstract

    We report a new determination of [O/Fe, the relative logarithmicabundance of O/Fe with respect to the Sun, for the very metal-poor starBD+23 3130 ([Fe/H=-2.6). The value was derived from the forbidden line[O I at 630 nm and from six weak Fe II lines, with a S/N ratiosubstantially larger than those obtained before, thanks to theefficiency of the VLT-UVES instrument at Paranal. We obtain[O/Fe=0.71+/-0.25, a value 0.36 dex higher than the value obtained fromthe same lines by Fulbright and Kraft [AJ 118 (1999) 527, but 0.46lower than the one derived by Israelian et al. [ApJ 507 (1998) 805 fromthe UV OH bands.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)533-535
    JournalNew Astronomy Reviews
    Volume45
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Subject classification (UKÄ)

    • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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