Oxygen abundances in unevolved metal-poor stars - Interpretation and consequences

Abia, C.; Rebolo, R.
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 347, Dec. 1, 1989, p. 186-194.

Fecha de publicación:
12
1989
Número de autores
2
Número de autores del IAC
2
Número de citas
173
Número de citas referidas
140
Descripción
The oxygen abundance has been determined by analysis of the O I infrared triplet in 30 unevolved field stars of metallicities in the range Fe/H abundance ratio between -0.2 and -3.5. The data show that the O/Fe abundance ratio increases monotonically as metallicity decreases from solar, reaching values in the range 1.0-1.2 at an Fe/H abundance ratio of about -2. The results, when compared with those already published for metal-deficient red giants, suggest that oxygen could have been depleted in the latter. A discussion of the O/Fe abundance ratios in connection with the chemical evolution of the Galaxy is also presented.