An asymptotic giant branch star as the source of the abundance pattern of hyper-metal-poor star HE 1327-2326

[Context] Understanding the most metal-poor objects is key to interpreting the nature of the first stars. HE 1327-2326 (HE 1327), with metallicity [Fe/H] = −5.2, is one of the most metal-poor stars detected and a candidate to be the offspring of the first stars. Numerous efforts have been made to re...

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Autores: Gil Pons, Pilar, Campbell, S. W., Doherty, C. L., Lugaro, Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/411078
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/411078
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105022076915
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Stars: abundances
Stars: AGB and post-AGB
Stars: individual: HE 1327-2326
Stars: peculiar
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Sumario:[Context] Understanding the most metal-poor objects is key to interpreting the nature of the first stars. HE 1327-2326 (HE 1327), with metallicity [Fe/H] = −5.2, is one of the most metal-poor stars detected and a candidate to be the offspring of the first stars. Numerous efforts have been made to reproduce its abundance pattern, especially with high-mass stars undergoing supernova (SN) explosions. However, no model satisfactorily explains its entire surface chemical composition. Aims. The characteristic high CNO pattern with [N/Fe] > [C/Fe] > [O/Fe], the light element ‘slide’ (between Na and Si), and the presence of Sr and Ba in HE 1327 is reminiscent of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars that undergo third dredge-up, hot-bottom burning, and s-processing – suggesting that these stars were the source of the chemistry of the star. We tested this hypothesis.