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HD 232862: a magnetic and Lithium-rich giant field star

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

Agnès Lèbre ,
A. Palacios ,
J. D. do Nascimento Jr ,
J. R. De Medeiros ,
R. Konstantinova-Antova ,
D. Kolev  and
M. Aurière
Agnès Lèbre
Affiliation:
GRAAL, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France email: [email protected]
A. Palacios
Affiliation:
GRAAL, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France email: [email protected]
J. D. do Nascimento Jr
Affiliation:
DFTE, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
J. R. De Medeiros
Affiliation:
DFTE, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
R. Konstantinova-Antova
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
D. Kolev
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
M. Aurière
Affiliation:
LATT, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Tarbes, France
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Abstract

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From spectropolarimetric data and spectral synthesis analysis, we report the serendipitous discovery of an unusually high lithium content field giant. HD 232862, classified as a G8II star, appears to be the first Lithium-rich field giant star hosting a surface magnetic field.

Keywords

Stars: abundances – stars: evolution – magnetic fields
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4 , Symposium S259: Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies , November 2008 , pp. 435 - 436
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2009

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