Chemically peculiar stars on the pre-main sequence

Autor(en)
L. Kueß, E. Paunzen, N. Faltová, D. Jadlovský, M. Labaj, M. Mesarč, P. Mondal, M. Prišegen, T. Ramezani, J. Supíková, K. Svačinková, M. Vítková, C. Xia, K. Bernhard, S. Hümmerich
Abstrakt

Context. The chemically peculiar (CP) stars of the upper main sequence are defined by spectral peculiarities that indicate unusual elemental abundance patterns in the presence of diffusion in the calm, stellar atmospheres. Some of them have a stable local magnetic field of up to several kiloGauss. The pre-main-sequence evolution of these objects is still a mystery and contains many open questions. Aims. We identify CP stars on the pre-main sequence to determine possible mechanisms that lead to the occurrence of chemical peculiarities in the (very) early stages of stellar evolution. Methods. We identified likely pre-main-sequence stars by fitting the spectral energy distributions. The subsequent analysis using stellar spectra and photometric time series helped us to distinguish between CP and non-CP stars. Additionally, we compared our results to the literature to provide the best possible quality assessment. Results. Out of 45 candidates, about 70% seem to be true CP stars or CP candidates. Furthermore, 9 sources appear to be CP stars on the pre-main sequence, and all are magnetic. We finally report a possible CP2 star that is also a pre-main-sequence star and was not previously in the literature. Conclusions. The evolution of the peculiarities seems to be related to the (strong) magnetic fields in these CP2 stars.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Astrophysik
Externe Organisation(en)
Universität Wien, Masaryk University, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bundesdeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Veränderliche Sterne e.V. (BAV), American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Band
687
Anzahl der Seiten
24
ISSN
0004-6361
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202348926
Publikationsdatum
07-2024
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
103003 Astronomie, 103004 Astrophysik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science
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