Title of article :
Detailed Chemical Abundances in a Metal-Poor Stellar Stream
Author/Authors :
Ian U. Roederer، نويسنده , , Christopher Sneden، نويسنده , , Ian B. Thompson، نويسنده , , George W. Preston and Stephen A. Shectman، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Abstract :
We have observed 9 bright metal-poor stars whose kinematics suggest they are members of a stellar stream in the vicinity of the Solar neighborhood. These 9 stars exhibit no star-to-star dispersion in their [X/Fe] ratios for the a and Fe-peak elements, and the neutron-capture elements suggest mild enrichment by the main r-process. The abundance patterns seen in this stream are very similar to those found in the metal-poor globular cluster M15, and the kinematics of M15 are similar to those of the stream, suggesting that these two groups of stars may have shared a common origin.
Keywords :
stars: abundances , stars: Population II , Galaxy: halo , globular clusters: individual (M15) , stars: kinematics
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union