New Abundance Determinations of Cadmium, Lutetium, and Osmium in the R-Process Enriched Star BD+17 3248
Abstract
We report the detection of Cd I (Z = 48), Lu II (Z = 71), and Os II (Z = 76) in the metal-poor star BD + 17 3248. These abundances are derived from an ultraviolet spectrum obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the first detection of these neutron-capture species in a metal-poor star enriched by the r process. We supplement these measurements with new abundances of Moi, Rui, and Rh i derived from an optical spectrum obtained with the High Resolution Echelle Spectrograph on Keck. Combined with previous abundance derivations, 32 neutron-capture elements have been detected in BD + 17 3248, the most complete neutron-capture abundance pattern in any metal-poor star to date. The light neutron-capture elements (38 <= Z <= 48) show a more pronounced even-odd effect than expected from current solar system r-process abundance predictions. The age for BD + 17 3248 derived from the Th ii/Os II chronometer is in better agreement with the age derived from other chronometers than the age derived from Th ii/Os i. NewHf II abundance derivations from transitions in the ultraviolet are lower than those derived from transitions in the optical, and the lower Hf abundance is in better agreement with the scaled solar system r-process distribution.
Department
Subject
nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances
stars: abundances
stars: individual (bd+17 3258, hd 122563)
stars: population ii
metal-poor stars
laboratory transition-probabilities
theoretical
radiative lifetimes
neutron-capture elements
giant branch stars
oscillator-strengths
early galaxy
astrophysical interest
heavy-elements
process-rich
astronomy & astrophysics
stars: abundances
stars: individual (bd+17 3258, hd 122563)
stars: population ii
metal-poor stars
laboratory transition-probabilities
theoretical
radiative lifetimes
neutron-capture elements
giant branch stars
oscillator-strengths
early galaxy
astrophysical interest
heavy-elements
process-rich
astronomy & astrophysics