Detailed chemical composition of the open cluster IC 4651: The iron peak, alpha elements, and Li

Abstract

We present a detailed chemical analysis of 22 stars along the colour-magnitude sequence of the intermediate-age (1.7 Gyr) open cluster IC 4651. We find for the cluster a well-defined Fe abundance of [Fe/H]= 0.10 +/- 0.03 (internal errors), with a reddening E(b-y)=0.091. We also derive abundances for the alpha elements Mg, Si, Ti, and Ca and find a moderate enhancement of the three former elements. Among the Fe group elements, Cr and Ni are slightly overabundant ([X/Fe] ~ 0.05). The Na abundance among the giants is more than 0.2 dex higher than in the dwarfs. We interpret this as due to dredge-up of 23Na in the giants. Li abundances show a well-defined pattern: the Solar-type stars have an almost constant Li abundance, just below that of the Hyades, and the Li-dip is pronounced and well determined. Turnoff stars just above the dip have a `cosmic' Li abundance, but within a very small range of magnitudes (0.25 mag) higher on the turnoff, Li drops by more than a factor 10 implying that some extra mixing is required. Among the giants, two probable clump stars show detectable Li, while all the other (likely) RGB stars do not. We show that rotating stellar models including the most recent developments for meridional circulation and turbulence by shear instabilities explain very well the observed Li pattern. The possibility remains open that the giants exhibiting the highest Li abundances are actual RGB bump stars which have just been through the so-called "lithium flash".

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