C isotopic ratio in N- and SC-type stars Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Ohnaka K.
  2. Tsuji T.
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    CDS
Abstract

We present a result of quantitative analysis of ^12^C/^13^C ratios in 62 N-type and 15 SC-type carbon stars. By the use of CCD as a detector we can obtain spectra of resolution ~20,000 with enough signal-to-noise ratios for a large number of carbon stars, for which ^12^C/^13^C ratios have not yet been derived. Carbon isotopic ratios are determined from lines of the CN red system around 8000A, based on the iso-intensity method and line-blanketed model atmospheres. The average of ^12^C/^13^C ratios in 62 N-type carbon stars is found to be 27+/-11 (standard deviation). The majority of the N-type carbon stars studied (about 85%) are found to have ^12^C/^13^C ratios less than 40, and the number of stars which have ^12^C/^13^C ratios larger than 40 is found to be relatively small. This result shows a marked contrast to some of the previous results that have shown the opposite distribution, namely, ^12^C/^13^C ratios mostly larger than 40 in N-type carbon stars. The average of ^12^C/^13^C ratios in 15 SC-type carbon stars is found to be 22+/-14 (standard deviation). Most of the SC-type carbon stars studied are found to have ^12^C/^13^C ratios larger than 10, while only three of them turn out to be ^13^C-rich. This is in contrast with the earlier classification based on low resolution spectra which classified them as J-type, that is, ^13^C-rich. The earlier temperature scale which classified SC-type carbon stars as the latest (C8-9) based on their strong NaI D lines can not be necessarily justified. The strong NaI D lines of SC stars should be attributed to the peculiar atmospheric structure due to C/O ratios very near to unity. The resulting ^12^C/^13^C ratios are partly consistent with the scenario in which M giants evolve through SC-type to N-type carbon stars, as ^12^C produced during the helium shell flash is added to the envelope.

Keywords
  1. Carbon stars
  2. CCD photometry
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1996A&A...310..933O
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1997-12-09T17:42:55Z
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