Search for Associations Containing Young stars (SACY): Chemical tagging IC 2391 & the Argus association

Silva, GMD, D'Orazi, V, Melo, C, Torres, CAO, Gieles, M, Quast, GR and Sterzik, M (2013) Search for Associations Containing Young stars (SACY): Chemical tagging IC 2391 & the Argus association Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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Abstract

We explore the possible connection between the open cluster IC 2391 and the unbound Argus association identified by the SACY survey. In addition to common kinematics and ages between these two systems, here we explore their chemical abundance patterns to confirm if the two substructures shared a common origin. We carry out a homogenous high-resolution elemental abundance study of eight confirmed members of IC 2391 as well as six members of the Argus association using UVES spectra. We derive spectroscopic stellar parameters and abundances for Fe, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Cr, Ni and Ba. All stars in the open cluster and Argus association were found to share similar abundances with the scatter well within the uncertainties, where [Fe/H] = -0.04 +/-0.03 for cluster stars and [Fe/H] = -0.06 +/-0.05 for Argus stars. Effects of over-ionisation/excitation were seen for stars cooler than roughly 5200K as previously noted in the literature. Also, enhanced Ba abundances of around 0.6 dex were observed in both systems. The common ages, kinematics and chemical abundances strongly support that the Argus association stars originated from the open cluster IC 2391. Simple modeling of this system find this dissolution to be consistent with two-body interactions.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Surrey research (other units)
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Silva, GMD D'Orazi, V Melo, C Torres, CAO Gieles, M m.gieles@surrey.ac.uk Quast, GR Sterzik, M
Date :	25 January 2013
DOI :	10.1093/mnras/stt153
Related URLs :	Author
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	17 May 2017 12:41
Last Modified :	24 Jan 2020 22:40
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/836327

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