Sulphur abundances from the SI near-infrared triplet at 1045 nm

Abstract

context : Unlike silicon and calcium, sulphur is an alpha-element which does not form dust. Some of the available observations of the evolution of sulphur with metallicity indicate an increased scatter of sulphur to iron ratios at low metallicities or even a bimodal distribution, with some stars showing constant S/Fe at all metallicities and others showing an increasing S/Fe ratio with decreasing metallicity. In metal-poor stars SI lines of Multiplet 1 at 920 nm are not yet too weak to permit to measure the sulphur abundance A(S), however in ground-based observations they are severely affected by telluric lines. aims : We investigate the possibility to measure sulphur abundances from SI Mult. 3 at 1045 nm lines, which lie in the near infra-red. These are slightly weaker than those of Mult. 1, but lie in a range not affected by telluric lines. method We investigate the lines of Mult.3 in the Sun (G2V), Procyon (F5V), HD 33256 (F5V), HD 25069 (G9V) and epsilon Eri (HD 22049, K2V). For the Sun and Procyon the analysis has been performed with CO5BOLD 3D hydrodynamical model atmospheres, for the other three stars, for which hydrodynamical simulations are not available, the analysis has been performed using 1D model atmospheres. results For our sample of stars we find a global agreement of A(S) from lines of different multiplets. conclusions : Our results suggest that the infrared lines of Mult. 3 are a viable indicator of the sulphur abundance which, because of the intrinsic strength of this multiplet, should be suitable to study the trend of [S/Fe] at low metallicities.

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