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astro-ph.SR2020★ 56 cited

On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. II. A new S calibration to estimate their metallicity

J. Crestani, M. Fabrizio, V. F. Braga +33

We performed the largest and most homogeneous spectroscopic survey of field RR Lyraes (RRLs). We secured 6,300 high resolution (HR, R35,000) spectra for 143 RRLs (11…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 17 cited

The GALAH+ Survey: A New Library of Observed Stellar Spectra Improves Radial Velocities and Hints at Motions within M67

Tomaž Zwitter, Janez Kos, Sven Buder +25

GALAH+ is a magnitude-limited survey of high resolution stellar spectra obtained by the HERMES spectrograph at the Australian Astronomical Observatory. Its third data release provi…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 50 cited

Simulating the formation of Carinae's surrounding nebula through unstable triple evolution and stellar merger-induced eruption

Ryosuke Hirai, Philipp Podsiadlowski, Stanley P. Owocki +2

Carinae is an extraordinary massive star famous for its 19th century Great Eruption and the surrounding Homunculus nebula ejected in that event. The cause of this eruption has…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 97 cited

The GALAH survey: effective temperature calibration from the InfraRed Flux Method in the Gaia system

L. Casagrande, J. Lin, A. D. Rains +23

In order to accurately determine stellar properties, knowledge of the effective temperature of stars is vital. We implement Gaia and 2MASS photometry in the InfraRed Flux Method an…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 23 cited

The GALAH survey: Chemical homogeneity of the Orion complex

Janez Kos, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Sven Buder +17

Due to its proximity, the Orion star forming region is often used as a proxy to study processes related to star formation and to observe young stars in the environment they were bo…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 15 cited

Nucleosynthetic yields of Z= intermediate-mass stars

P. Gil-Pons, C. L. Doherty, J. Gutiérrez +3

Abridged: Observed abundances of extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars in the Halo hold clues for the understanding of the ancient universe. Interpreting these clues requires theoretica…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 31 cited

Atomium: A high-resolution view on the highly asymmetric wind of the AGB star Pi1 Gruis. I. First detection of a new companion and its effect on the inner wind

Ward Homan, Miguel Montarges, Bannawit Pimpanuwat +35

The nebular circumstellar environments of cool evolved stars are known to harbour a rich morphological complexity of gaseous structures on different length scales. A large part of…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 74 cited

Chemically Homogeneous Evolution: A rapid population synthesis approach

Jeff Riley, Ilya Mandel, Pablo Marchant +5

We explore chemically homogeneous evolution (CHE) as a formation channel for massive merging binary black holes (BBHs). We develop methods to include CHE in a rapid binary populati…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 14 cited

Detection of Pb II in the Ultraviolet Spectra of Three Metal-Poor Stars

Ian U. Roederer, James E. Lawler, Erika M. Holmbeck +8

We report the first detection of the Pb II line at 2203.534 Angstroms in three metal-poor stars, using ultraviolet spectra obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 22 cited

Carbon, isotopic ratio C/C and nitrogen in solar twins: constraints for the chemical evolution of the local disc

Rafael Botelho, Andre Milone, Jorge Melendez +3

Abundances of light elements in dwarf stars of different ages are important constraints for stellar yields, Galactic chemical evolution and exoplanet chemical composition studies.…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 187 cited

Observations of edge-on protoplanetary disks with ALMA I. Results from continuum data

M. Villenave, F. Menard, W. R. F. Dent +15

We analyze a sample of 12 HST-selected edge-on protoplanetary disks for which the vertical extent of the emission layers can be constrained directly. We present ALMA high angular r…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 18 cited

Observing protoplanetary discs with the Square Kilometre Array -- I. Characterising pebble substructure caused by forming planets

John D. Ilee, Cassandra Hall, Catherine Walsh +5

High angular resolution observations of discs at mm wavelengths (on scales of a few au) are now commonplace, but there is a current lack of a comparable angular resolution for obse…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 10 cited

Constraining Nucleosynthesis in Two CEMP Progenitors Using Fluorine

A. Mura-Guzmán, D. Yong, C. Abate +6

We present new fluorine abundance estimations in two carbon enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars, HE 1429-0551 and HE 1305+0007. HE 1429-0551 is also enriched in slow neutron-capture p…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 105 cited

The GALAH Survey: Non-LTE departure coefficients for large spectroscopic surveys

A. M. Amarsi, K. Lind, Y. Osorio +23

Massive sets of stellar spectroscopic observations are rapidly becoming available and these can be used to determine the chemical composition and evolution of the Galaxy with unpre…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 49 cited

Pre-collapse Properties of Superluminous Supernovae and Long Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor Models

David R. Aguilera-Dena, Norbert Langer, John Antoniadis +1

We analyze the properties of 42 rapidly rotating, low metallicity, quasi-chemically homogeneously evolving stellar models in the mass range between 4 and 45 at…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 89 cited

The Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S5): Chemical Abundances of Seven Stellar Streams

Alexander P. Ji, Ting S. Li, Terese T. Hansen +16

We present high-resolution Magellan/MIKE spectroscopy of 42 red giant stars in seven stellar streams confirmed by the Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S5): ATLAS, Aliq…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 27 cited

Formation pathway for lonely stripped-envelope supernova progenitors: implications for Cassiopeia A

Ryosuke Hirai, Toshiki Sato, Philipp Podsiadlowski +2

We explore a new scenario for producing stripped-envelope supernova progenitors. In our scenario, the stripped-envelope supernova is the second supernova of the binary, in which th…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 48 cited

Predicting the kinematic evidence of gravitational instability

C. Hall, R. Dong, R. Teague +6

Observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter array (ALMA) have dramatically improved our understanding of the site of exoplanet formation: protoplanetary discs. How…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 147 cited

Pre-supernova evolution, compact object masses and explosion properties of stripped binary stars

F. R. N. Schneider, Ph. Podsiadlowski, B. Müller

Most massive stars are born in binary or higher-order multiple systems and exchange mass with a companion during their lives. In particular, the progenitors of a large fraction of…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 11 cited

Stochastic Core Spin-Up in Massive Stars -- Implications of 3D Simulations of Oxygen Shell Burning

L. O. McNeill, B. Müller

It has been suggested based on analytic theory that even in non-rotating supernova progenitors stochastic spin-up by internal gravity waves (IGWs) during the late burning stages ca…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 22 cited

The Most Metal-poor Stars in the Inner Bulge

Henrique Reggiani, Kevin C. Schlaufman, Andrew R. Casey +1

The bulge is the oldest component of the Milky Way. Since numerous simulations of Milky Way formation have predicted that the oldest stars at a given metallicity are found on tight…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 70 cited

Discovery of ubiquitous lithium production in low-mass stars

Yerra Bharat Kumar, Bacham E. Reddy, Simon W. Campbell +3

The vast majority of stars with mass similar to the Sun are expected to only destroy lithium over the course of their lives, via low-temperature nuclear burning. This has now been…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 20 cited

Disk Evolution Study Through Imaging of Nearby Young Stars (DESTINYS): A close low mass companion to ET Cha

C. Ginski, F. Ménard, Ch. Rab +25

To understand the formation of planetary systems, one needs to understand the initial conditions of planet formation, i.e. the young gas-rich planet forming disks. Spatially resolv…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 25 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG -- XXV. Stellar atmospheric parameters and chemical composition through GIARPS optical and near-infrared spectra

M. Baratella, V. D'Orazi, K. Biazzo +20

The detailed chemical composition of stars is important in many astrophysical fields, among which the characterisation of exoplanetary systems. Previous studies seem to indicate an…