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Solar Vicinity: Star of Extragalactic Origin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

Vladimir A. Marsakov
Affiliation:
Spas Reseach Department, Rostov State University of Rossia, Sorge st., 5, 344090, Russia email: marsakov@ip.rsu.ru, borkova@ip.rsu.ru
Tatyana V. Borkova
Affiliation:
Spas Reseach Department, Rostov State University of Rossia, Sorge st., 5, 344090, Russia email: marsakov@ip.rsu.ru, borkova@ip.rsu.ru
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Abstract

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Using a kinematic criterion reveals stars of extragalactic origin from our sample. We show that the ratios of r- and α-elements in all the accreted stars differ sharply from those in the stars that are genetically associated with the Galaxy. Since the majority of accreted stars of our sample exhibit a significant Eu overabundance relative to Mg, we conclude that the maximum masses of the SN II progenitors outside the Galaxy were much lower than those inside it. We provide evidence that the maximum mass of the SN II progenitors increased in the Galaxy with time simultaneously with the increase in mean metallicity.

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© 2005 International Astronomical Union