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We built modelled spectra of stellar population at high resolution and with variable alpha-elements enhancements. Analysing spectra of Galactic globular clusters we show that it is possible to derive reliably and efficiently [Mg/Fe] using spectra integrated along the line-of-sight. These detailed measurements open perspectives for investigating the enrichment process on galaxies and star clusters.
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We present an extenstive literature compilation of age, metallicity, and chemical abundance pattern information for the 41 Galactic globular clusters (GGCs) studied by Schiavon et al. (2005). Our compilation constitutes a notable improvement over previous similar work, particularly in terms of chemical abundances. Its primary purpose is to enable detailed evaluations of and refinements to stellar population synthesis models designed to recover the above information for unresolved stellar systems based on their integrated spectra. However, since the Schiavon sample spans a wide range of the known GGC parameter space, our compilation may also benefit investigations related to a variety of astrophysical endeavours, such as the early formation of the Milky Way, the chemical evolution of GGCs, and stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis. For instance, we confirm with our compiled data that the GGC system has a bimodal metallicity distribution and is uniformly enhanced in the alpha-elements. When paired with the ages of our clusters, we find evidence that supports a scenario whereby the Milky Way obtained its globular clusters through two channels, in situ formation and accretion of satellite galaxies. The distributions of C, N, O, and Na abundances and the dispersions thereof per cluster corroborate the known fact that all GGCs studied so far with respect to multiple stellar populations have been found to harbour them. Finally, using data on individual stars, we also confirm that the atmospheres of stars become progressively polluted by CN(O)-processed material after they leave the main sequence and uncover evidence which suggests the alpha-elements Mg and Ca may originate from more than one nucleosynthetic production site. [abridged]
We investigate the origin of the abundance ratios and scatter of $alpha$- and neutron-capture elements of old, metal-poor stars, using cosmological, hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation. For this, we implement a novel treatment for the production and distribution of chemical products of Type II supernovae, which considers the effects of the rotation of massive stars on the chemical yields and the effects of the different life-times of stars that are progenitors of this type of supernovae. We focus on the stellar halo of a Milky Way-mass galaxy, studying the abundances and scatter of [O/Fe], [Mg/Fe], [Si/Fe], [Sr/Fe], [Eu/Fe] and [Ba/Fe]. Our model is able, for the first time in a cosmological simulation, to describe at the same time the low scatter in the abundances of $alpha$-elements and the higher scatter associated to neutron-capture elements in the halo stars, as suggested by observations of the Milky Way. We also reproduce the scatter observed in the [Sr/Ba] ratio, which results from the treatment of the fast-rotating stars and the dependence of the chemical yields on the metallicity, mass and rotational velocities. Our simulations show that such scatter patterns appear naturally if the different ejection times associated to stars of different mass are properly described, without the need to invoke for additional mixing mechanisms or a distinct treatment of the alpha- and neutron-capture elements. Simulations of this type will help characterizing and identifying the past accretion debris as well as the pristine in-situ populations in the Galaxy unveiled by Gaia and spectroscopic data.
We explore the relationships between the chemistry, ages, and locations of stars in the Galaxy using asteroseismic data from the K2 mission and spectroscopic data from the Apache Point Galactic Evolution Experiment survey. Previous studies have used giant stars in the Kepler field to map the relationship between the chemical composition and the ages of stars at the solar circle. Consistent with prior work, we find that stars with high [Alpha/Fe] have distinct, older ages in comparison to stars with low [Alpha/Fe]. We provide age estimates for red giant branch (RGB) stars in the Kepler field, which support and build upon previous age estimates by taking into account the effect of alpha-enrichment on opacity. Including this effect for [Alpha/Fe]-rich stars results in up to 10% older ages for low-mass stars relative to corrected solar mixture calculations. This is a significant effect that Galactic archaeology studies should take into account. Looking beyond the Kepler field, we estimate ages for 735 red giant branch stars from the K2 mission, mapping age trends as a function of the line of sight. We find that the age distributions for low- and high-[Alpha/Fe] stars converge with increasing distance from the Galactic plane, in agreement with suggestions from earlier work. We find that K2 stars with high [Alpha/Fe] appear to be younger than their counterparts in the Kepler field, overlapping more significantly with a similarly aged low-[Alpha/Fe] population. This observation may suggest that star formation or radial migration proceeds unevenly in the Galaxy.
We identified 8 additional stars as members of the Helmi stream (HStr) in the combined GALAH+ DR3 and $Gaia$ EDR3 catalog. By consistently reevaluating claimed members from the literature, we consolidate a sample of 22 HStr stars with parameters determined from high-resolution spectroscopy and spanning a considerably wider (by $sim$0.5 dex) metallicity interval ($-2.5 lesssim rm[Fe/H] < -1.0$) than previously reported. Our study focuses on $alpha$ (Mg and Ca) and neutron-capture (Ba and Eu) elements. We find that the chemistry of HStr is typical of dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies, in good agreement with previous $N$-body simulations of this merging event. Stars of HStr constitute a clear declining sequence in $rm[alpha/Fe]$ for increasing metallicity up to $rm[Fe/H] sim -1.0$. Moreover, stars of HStr show a median value of $+$0.5 dex for $rm[Eu/Fe]$ with a small dispersion ($pm$0.1 dex). Every star analyzed with $rm[Fe/H] < -1.2$ belong to the $r$-process enhanced ($rm[Eu/Fe] > +0.3$ and $rm[Ba/Eu] < 0.0$) metal-poor category, providing remarkable evidence that, at such low-metallicity regime, stars of HStr experienced enrichment in neutron-capture elements predominantly via $r$-process nucleosynthesis. Finally, the extended metallicity range also suggests an increase in $rm[Ba/Eu]$ for higher $rm[Fe/H]$, in conformity with other surviving dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
The close relationship between the nature of the Triangulum-Andromeda (TriAnd) overdensity and the Galactic disk has become increasingly evident in recent years. However, the chemical pattern of this overdensity (R$_{GC}$ = 20 - 30 kpc) is unique and differs from what we know of the local disk. In this study, we analyze the chemical abundances of five $alpha$ elements (Mg, O, Si, Ca, and Ti) in a sample of stars belonging to the TriAnd overdensity, including stars with [Fe/H] $<$ $-$1.2, to investigate the evolution of the $alpha$ elements with metallicity. High-resolution spectra from Gemini North with GRACES were analyzed. Overall, the TriAnd population presents an $alpha$-element pattern that differs from that of the local disk; the TriAnd stars fall in between the local disk and the dwarf galaxies in the [X/Fe] vs. [Fe/H] plane. The high [Mg/Fe] ratios obtained for the lower metallicity TriAnd stars may indicate a roughly parallel sequence to the Milky Way local disk at lower values of [Fe/H], revealing a knee shifted towards lower metallicities for the TriAnd population. Similar behavior is also exhibited in the [Ca/Fe] and [Si/Fe] ratios. However, for O and Ti the behavior of the [X/Fe] ratios shows a slight decay with decreasing metallicity. Our results reinforce the TriAnd overdensity as a unique stellar population of the Milky Way, with an abundance pattern that is different from all stellar populations studied to date. The complete understanding of the complex TriAnd population will require high-resolution spectroscopic observations of a larger sample of TriAnd stars.
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