Carbon and oxygen isotopic ratios in Arcturus and Aldebaran

2012/10/03 by C. Abia, S. Palmerini, M. Busso +1 · 53 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Atmospheric sciences #Carbon fibers #Convection #Convective mixing #Isotopes of oxygen #Materials science #Meteorology #Mixing (physics) #Mixing ratio #Nuclear physics #Nucleosynthesis #Oxygen #Physics #Stable isotope ratio #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR #δ18O

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220148

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 548, A55 (EDP Sciences) · Accepted for publication in Astron. & Astrophysics

arxiv created 2012/10/03 · openalex publication_date 2012/10/11 · arxiv updated 2015/06/11 · openalex created_date 2022/09/15 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. We re-analyzed the carbon and oxygen isotopic ratios in the atmospheres of the two bright K giants Arcturus (α Boo) and Aldebaran (α Tau).

Citations

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