The chemical composition of the oldest nearby open cluster Ruprecht 147

Abstract

Rup147 is the closest old open cluster, with a distance of less than 300 pc and an age of about 2.5Gyr. It is therefore well suited for testing stellar evolution models and for obtaining precise and detailed chemical abundance information. We combined photometric and astrometric information coming from literature and the Gaia mission with very high-resolution optical spectra of stars in different evolutionary stages to derive the cluster distance, age, and detailed chemical composition. We obtained spectra of six red giants using HARPS-N at the TNG. We also used ESO archive spectra of 22 main sequence stars, observed with HARPS at the 3.6m telescope. The very high resolution (115000) and the large wavelength coverage (about 380-680nm) of the twin instruments permitted us to derive atmospheric parameters, metallicity, and detailed chemical abundances of 23 species from all nucleosynthetic channels. We employed both equivalent widths and spectrum synthesis. We also re-derived the cluster distance and age using Gaia parallaxes, proper motions, and photometry in conjunction with the PARSEC stellar evolutionary models. We fully analysed those stars with radial velocity and proper motion/parallax in agreement with the cluster mean values. We also discarded one binary not previously recognised, and six stars near the MS turn-off because of their high rotation velocity. Our final sample consists of 21 stars (six giants and 15 MS stars). We measured metallicity (the cluster average [Fe/H] is +0.08, rms=0.07) and abundances of light, α, Fe-peak, and neutron-capture elements. The Li abundance follows the expectations, showing a tight relation between temperature and abundance on the MS, at variance with M67, and we did not detect any Li-rich giant. We confirm that Rup147 is the oldest nearby open cluster. This makes it very valuable to test detailed features of stellar evolutionary models.

arXiv comment16 pages including 9 tables. 7 figures. Accepted by A&A

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