Elemental abundances in AGB stars and the formation of the Galactic bulge

Author(s)
Stefan Uttenthaler, Joris A D L Blommaert, Thomas Lebzelter, Nils Ryde, Peter R. Wood, Mathias Schultheis, Bernhard Aringer
Abstract

We obtained high-resolution near-IR spectra of 45 AGB stars located in the Galactic bulge. The aim of the project is to determine key elemental abundances in these stars to help constrain the formation history of the bulge. A further aim is to link the photospheric abundances to the dust species found in the winds of the stars. Here we present a progress report of the analysis of the spectra.

Organisation(s)
Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Lund University, Australian National University, Observatoire de Besançon, CNRS
Journal
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume
19
No. of pages
3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20121906009
Publication date
2012
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103003 Astronomy
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/5e29c60a-d26e-4d2e-8280-0629c35a2eaa