Chemical abundance analysis of three α-poor, metal-poor stars in the ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Horologium I

D. Q. Nagasawa; J. L. Marshall; J. D. Simon; T. T. Hansen; T. S. Li; R. A. Bernstein; E. Balbinot; A. Drlica-Wagner; A. B. Pace; L. E. Strigari; C. M. Pellegrino; D. L. DePoy; N. B. Suntzeff; K. Bechtol; T. M. C. Abbott; F. B. Abdalla; S. Allam; J. Annis; A. Benoit-Lévy; E. Bertin; D. Brooks; A. Carnero Rosell; M. Carrasco Kind; J. Carretero; C. E. Cunha; C. B. D'Andrea; L. N. da Costa; C. Davis; S. Desai; P. Doel; T. F. Eifler; B. Flaugher; P. Fosalba; J. Frieman; J. García-Bellido; E. Gaztanaga; D. W. Gerdes; D. Gruen; R. A. Gruendl; J. Gschwend; G. Gutierrez; W. G. Hartley; K. Honscheid; D. J. James; T. Jeltema; E. Krause; K. Kuehn; S. Kuhlmann; N. Kuropatkin; M. March; R. Miquel; B. Nord; A. Roodman; E. Sanchez; B. Santiago; V. Scarpine; R. Schindler; M. Schubnell; I. Sevilla-Noarbe; M. Smith; R. C. Smith; M. Soares-Santos; F. Sobreira; E. Suchyta; G. Tarle; D. Thomas; D. L. Tucker; A. R. Walker; R. H. Wechsler; R. C. Wolf; B. Yanny

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Chemical abundance analysis of three α-poor, metal-poor stars in the ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Horologium I

D. Q. Nagasawa
, J. L. Marshall
, J. D. Simon
, T. T. Hansen
, T. S. Li
, R. A. Bernstein
, E. Balbinot
, A. Drlica-Wagner
, A. B. Pace
, L. E. Strigari
, C. M. Pellegrino
, D. L. DePoy
, N. B. Suntzeff
, K. Bechtol
, T. M. C. Abbott
, F. B. Abdalla
, S. Allam
, J. Annis
, A. Benoit-Lévy
, E. Bertin

D. Brooks, A. Carnero Rosell, M. Carrasco Kind, J. Carretero, C. E. Cunha, C. B. D'Andrea, L. N. da Costa, C. Davis, S. Desai, P. Doel, T. F. Eifler, B. Flaugher, P. Fosalba, J. Frieman, J. García-Bellido, E. Gaztanaga, D. W. Gerdes, D. Gruen, R. A. Gruendl, J. Gschwend, G. Gutierrez, W. G. Hartley, K. Honscheid, D. J. James, T. Jeltema, E. Krause, K. Kuehn, S. Kuhlmann, N. Kuropatkin, M. March, R. Miquel, B. Nord, A. Roodman, E. Sanchez, B. Santiago, V. Scarpine, R. Schindler, M. Schubnell, I. Sevilla-Noarbe, M. Smith, R. C. Smith, M. Soares-Santos, F. Sobreira, E. Suchyta, G. Tarle, D. Thomas, D. L. Tucker, A. R. Walker, R. H. Wechsler, R. C. Wolf, B. Yanny

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We present chemical abundance measurements of three stars in the ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Horologium I, a Milky Way satellite discovered by the Dark Energy Survey. Using high-resolution spectroscopic observations, we measure the metallicity of the three stars, as well as abundance ratios of several α-elements, iron-peak elements, and neutron-capture elements. The abundance pattern is relatively consistent among all three stars, which have a low average metallicity of [Fe/H] ~ −2.6 and are not α-enhanced ([α/Fe] ~ 0.0). This result is unexpected when compared to other low-metallicity stars in the Galactic halo and other ultrafaint dwarfs and suggests the possibility of a different mechanism for the enrichment of Hor I compared to other satellites. We discuss possible scenarios that could lead to this observed nucleosynthetic signature, including extended star formation, enrichment by a Population III supernova, and or an association with the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Original language	English
Article number	99
Number of pages	16
Journal	The Astrophysical Journal
Volume	852
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa01d
Publication status	Published - 11 Jan 2018

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Nagasawa, D. Q., Marshall, J. L., Simon, J. D., Hansen, T. T., Li, T. S., Bernstein, R. A., Balbinot, E., Drlica-Wagner, A., Pace, A. B., Strigari, L. E., Pellegrino, C. M., DePoy, D. L., Suntzeff, N. B., Bechtol, K., Abbott, T. M. C., Abdalla, F. B., Allam, S., Annis, J., Benoit-Lévy, A., ... Yanny, B. (2018). Chemical abundance analysis of three α-poor, metal-poor stars in the ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Horologium I. The Astrophysical Journal, 852(2), Article 99. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa01d

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AU - Thomas, D.

AU - Tucker, D. L.

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Chemical abundance analysis of three α-poor, metal-poor stars in the ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Horologium I

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