Possible signature of hypernova nucleosynthesis in a beryllium rich halo dwarf
arXiv:0801.0965 · doi:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00440.x
Abstract
As part of a large survey of halo and thick disc stars, we found one halo star, HD 106038, exceptionally overabundant in beryllium. In spite of its low metallicity, [Fe/H] = -1.26, the star has log(Be/H) = -10.60, which is similar to the solar meteoritic abundance, log(Be/H) = -10.58. This abundance is more than ten times higher the abundance of stars with similar metallicity and cannot be explained by models of chemical evolution of the Galaxy that include the standard theory of cosmic-ray spallation. No other halo star exhibiting such a beryllium overabundance is known. In addition, overabundances of Li, Si, Ni, Y, and Ba are also observed. We suggest that all these chemical peculiarities, but the Ba abundance, can be simultaneously explained if the star was formed in the vicinity of a hypernova.
arXiv commentAccepted for publication in the MNRAS letters
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