3 papers
astro-ph.SR2025
Rare Find: Discovery and chemo-dynamical properties of two s-process enhanced RR Lyrae stars
Valentina D'Orazi, Giuliano Iorio, Borbála Cseh +15
We report the serendipitous discovery of two RR Lyrae stars exhibiting significant s-process element enrichment, a rare class previously represented solely by TY Gruis. Our goal is…
astro-ph.SR2025
Stellar Population Astrophysics (SPA) with the TNG: NLTE atmospheric parameters and abundances of giant stars in 33 Open Clusters
M. Dal Ponte, V. D'Orazi, A. Bragaglia +11
Open clusters serve as important tools for accurately studying the chemical evolution of the Milky Way. By combining precise chemical data from high-resolution spectra with informa…
astro-ph.SR2025
The elderly among the oldest: new evidence for extremely metal-poor RR Lyrae stars
Valentina D'Orazi, Vittorio F. Braga, Giuseppe Bono +21
We performed a detailed spectroscopic analysis of three extremely metal-poor RR Lyrae stars, exploring uncharted territories at these low metallicities for this class of stars. Usi…