Barium star




Spectral class G to K giants, whose spectra indicate an overabundance of s-process elements by the presence of singly ionized barium

Barium stars are spectral class G to K giants, whose spectra indicate an overabundance of s-process elements by the presence of singly ionized barium, Ba II, at λ 455.4 nm. Barium stars also show enhanced spectral features of carbon, the bands of the molecules CH, CN and C2. The class was originally recognized and defined by William P. Bidelman and Philip Keenan.[1]


Observational studies of their radial velocity suggested that all barium stars are binary stars[2][3][4] Observations in the ultraviolet using International Ultraviolet Explorer detected white dwarfs in some barium star systems.


Barium stars are believed to be the result of mass transfer in a binary star system. The mass transfer occurred when the now-observed giant star was on the main sequence. Its companion, the donor star, was a carbon star on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB), and had produced carbon and s-process elements in its interior. These nuclear fusion products were mixed by convection to its surface. Some of that matter "polluted" the surface layers of the main-sequence star as the donor star lost mass at the end of its AGB evolution, and it subsequently evolved to become a white dwarf. These systems are being observed at an indeterminate amount of time after the mass transfer event, when the donor star has long been a white dwarf, and the "polluted" recipient star has evolved to become a red giant.[5][6]


During its evolution, the barium star will at times be larger and cooler than the limits of the spectral types G or K. When this happens, ordinarily such a star is spectral type M, but its s-process excesses may cause it to show its altered composition as another spectral peculiarity. While the star's surface temperature is in the M-type regime, the star may show molecular features of the s-process element zirconium, zirconium oxide (ZrO) bands. When this happens, the star will appear as an "extrinsic" S star.


Historically, barium stars posed a puzzle, because in standard stellar evolution theory G and K giants are not far enough along in their evolution to have synthesized carbon and s-process elements and mix them to their surfaces. The discovery of the stars' binary nature resolved the puzzle, putting the source of their spectral peculiarities into a companion star which should have produced such material. The mass transfer episode is believed to be quite brief on an astronomical timescale. The mass transfer hypothesis predicts that there should be main-sequence stars with barium star spectral peculiarities. At least one such star, HR 107, is known.[7]


Prototypical barium stars include zeta Capricorni, HR 774, and HR 4474.


The CH stars are Population II stars with similar evolutionary state, spectral peculiarities, and orbital statistics, and are believed to be the older, metal-poor analogs of the barium stars.[8]



References





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  2. ^ McClure, R. D.; Fletcher, J. M.; Nemec, J. M. (1980), "The binary nature of the barium stars", Astrophysical Journal Letters, 238: L35, Bibcode:1980ApJ...238L..35M, doi:10.1086/183252


  3. ^ McClure, R. D.; Woodsworth, A. W. (1990), "The binary nature of the barium and CH stars. III - Orbital parameters", Astrophysical Journal, 352: 709, Bibcode:1990ApJ...352..709M, doi:10.1086/168573


  4. ^ Jorissen, A.; Mayor, M. (1988), "Radial velocity monitoring of a sample of barium and S stars using CORAVEL - Towards an evolutionary link between barium and S stars?", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 198: 187, Bibcode:1988A&A...198..187J


  5. ^ McClure, R. D. (1985), "The carbon and related stars", Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 79: 277, Bibcode:1985JRASC..79..277M


  6. ^ Boffin, H. M. J.; Jorissen, A. (1988), "Can a barium star be produced by wind accretion in a detached binary?", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 205: 155, Bibcode:1988A&A...205..155B


  7. ^ Tomkin, J.; Lambert, D. L.; Edvardsson, B.; Gustafsson, B. and (1989), "HR 107 - an F-type mild barium dwarf star", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 219: L15, Bibcode:1989A&A...219L..15T


  8. ^ McClure, R. D. (1984), "The barium stars", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 96: 117, Bibcode:1984PASP...96..117M, doi:10.1086/131310










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