Issue |
A&A
Volume 501, Number 3, July III 2009
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Page(s) | 973 - 983 | |
Section | Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811241 | |
Published online | 13 May 2009 |
Metallicity of low-mass stars in Orion*
1
Dipartimento di Astronomia e Scienza dello Spazio, Università di Firenze, Largo E. Fermi 2, 50125 Firenze, Italy
2
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E. Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy e-mail: vdorazi@arcetri.astro.it
3
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, Piazza del Parlamento 1, 90134 Palermo, Italy
Received:
28
October
2008
Accepted:
18
April
2009
Context. Determining the metal content of low-mass members of young associations provides a tool that addresses different issues, such as triggered star formation or the link between the metal-rich nature of planet-host stars and the early phases of planet formation. The Orion complex is a well known example of possible triggered star formation and is known to host a rich variety of proto-planetary disks around its low-mass stars. Available metallicity measurements yield discrepant results.
Aims. We analyzed FLAMES/UVES and Giraffe spectra of low-mass members of three groups/clusters belonging to the Orion association. Our goal is the homogeneous determination of the metallicity of the sample stars, which allows us to look for [Fe/H] differences between the three regions and for the possible presence of metal-rich stars.
Methods. Nine members of the ONC and one star each in the λ Ori cluster and OB1b subgroup were analyzed. After the veiling determination, we retrieved the metallicity by means of equivalent widths and/or spectral synthesis using MOOG.
Results. We obtain an average metallicity for the ONC . No metal-rich stars were detected and the dispersion within our sample is consistent with measurement uncertainties. The metallicity of the λ Ori member is also solar, while the OB1b star has an [Fe/H] significantly below the ONC average. If confirmed by additional [Fe/H] determinations in the OB1b subgroup, this result would support the triggered star formation and the self-enrichment scenario for the Orion complex.
Key words: stars: pre-main sequence / stars: abundances / open clusters and associations: individual: Orion / stars: planetary systems
© ESO, 2009
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