Bibcode
Schneider, D. P.; Masseron, T.; Beers, T. C.; Lee, Y. S.; Allende Prieto, C.; Fernández-Alvar, E.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 593, id.A28, 9 pp.
Fecha de publicación:
9
2016
Revista
Número de citas
8
Número de citas referidas
8
Descripción
Aims: We present the results of an analysis of 107 extremely
metal-poor (EMP) stars with metallicities lower than [Fe/H] =- 3.0,
identified in medium-resolution spectra in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
(SDSS). Our analysis provides estimates of the stellar effective
temperatures and surface gravities, as well as iron, calcium, and
magnesium abundances. Methods: We followed the same method as in
previous papers of this series. The method is based on comparisons of
the observed spectra with synthetic spectra. The abundances of Fe, Ca,
and Mg were determined by fitting spectral regions that are dominated by
lines of each element. In addition, we present a technique to determine
upper limits for elements whose features are not detected in a given
spectrum. We also analyzed our sample with the SEGUE stellar parameter
pipeline to obtain additional determinations of the atmospheric
parameters and iron and alpha-element abundances, which we thend compare
with ours. In addition, we used these parameters to infer [C/Fe] ratios.
Results: Ca is typically the only element in these spectra with a
moderate to low signal-to-noise ratio and medium resolution in this
metallicity regime with lines that are sufficiently strong to reliably
measure its abundance. Fe and Mg exhibit weaker features that in most
cases only provide upper limits. We measured [Ca/Fe] and [Mg/Fe] for EMP
stars in the SDSS spectra and conclude that most of the stars exhibit
the typical enhancement level for α-elements, ~+0.4, although some
stars for which only [Fe/H] upper limits could be estimated indicate
higher [α/Fe] ratios. We also find that 26% of the stars in our
sample can be classified as carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars and
that the frequency of CEMP stars also increases with decreasing
metallicity, as has been reported for previous samples. We identify a
rare, bright (g = 11.90) EMP star, SDSS J134144.61+474128.6, with [Fe/H]
=- 3.27, [C/Fe] = + 0.95, and elevated magnesium ([Mg/Fe] =+ 0.62), an
abundance pattern typical of CEMP-no stars.
Tables 4-6 are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (http://130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/593/A28