C. Sneden et al., ULTRAMETAL-POOR HALO STARS - THE REMARKABLE SPECTRUM OF CS-22892-052, The Astrophysical journal, 431(1), 1994, pp. 120000027-120000030
The star CS 22892-052, discovered in the HK Objective-Prism survey of
the southern Galactic halo, is extremely weak-lined at low resolution.
At higher resolution, features of very heavy neutron-capture elements
and CH dominate the spectrum. An abundance analysis reveals that this
star is indeed very metal-poor: [Fe-peak/H] approximately -3.1. The a
lpha elements Mg, Ca, and Ti are enhanced by factors typical for halo
stars, [alpha/Fe] congruent-to + 0.4. The neutron-capture elements are
strongly overabundant: + 0.3 < [n-capture/Fe] < + 1.8 in the range 38
less-than-or-equal-to Z less-than-or-equal-to 68, with the enhancemen
ts generally growing with increasing Z. The ratio [C/Fe] approximately
+ 1 also is much larger than in any other known star of this metallic
ity range. The total n-capture element distribution is well represente
d by an r-process nucleosynthesis yield. This star provides the cleare
st evidence for element enrichment from '' local '' supernovae nucleos
ynthesis events in an unmixed early Galactic halo.