Bibcode
Adamów, M.; Niedzielski, A.; Villaver, E.; Wolszczan, A.; Kowalik, K.; Nowak, G.; Adamczyk, M.; Deka-Szymankiewicz, B.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 581, id.A94, 9 pp.
Fecha de publicación:
9
2015
Revista
Número de citas
26
Número de citas referidas
26
Descripción
Context. Lithium-rich giant stars are rare objects. For some of them, Li
enrichment exceeds the abundance of this element found in solar system
meteorites, suggesting that these stars have gone through a Li
enhancement process. Aims: We identified a Li-rich giant HD
107028 with A(Li) > 3.3 in a sample of evolved stars observed within
the PennState Toruń Planet Search. In this work we study
different enhancement scenarios and we try to identify the one
responsible for Li enrichment in HD 107028. Methods: We collected
high-resolution spectra with three different instruments, covering
different spectral ranges. We determined stellar parameters and
abundances of selected elements with both equivalent width measurements
and analysis, and spectral synthesis. We also collected multi-epoch
high-precision radial velocities in an attempt to detect a companion.
Results: Collected data show that HD 107028 is a star at the base
of the red giant branch (RGB). Except for high Li abundance, we have not
identified any other anomalies in its chemical composition, and there is
no indication of a low-mass or stellar companion. We exclude Li
production at the luminosity function bump on the RGB as the effective
temperature and luminosity suggest that the evolutionary state is much
earlier than the RGB bump. We also cannot confirm the Li enhancement by
contamination as we do not observe any anomalies that are associated
with this scenario. Conclusions: After evaluating various
scenarios of Li enhancement we conclude that the Li-overabundance of HD
107028 originates from main-sequence evolution, and may be caused by
diffusion processes.
Based on observations obtained with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, which is
a joint project of the University of Texas at Austin, the Pennsylvania
State University, Stanford University,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.Based on observations made
with the Italian Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) operated on the
island of La Palma by the Fundación Galileo Galilei of the INAF
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica) at the Spanish Observatorio del
Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofísica de
Canarias.Based on observations made with the Mercator Telescope,
operated on the island of La Palma by the Flemish Community, at the
Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de
Astrofísica de Canarias.
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