Elemental abundances in star-forming regions: Results in Lupus and future analysis in Orion

K. Biazzo, A. Frasca, J. M. Alcalá, M. Zusi, E. Covino, S. Randich, M. Esposito, C. F. Manara, S. Antoniucci, B. Nisini, E. Rigliaco, F. Getman, L. Spina

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Abstract

We present a recent study in press on lithium, iron, and barium abundance measurements obtained for low-mass (∼ 0.025-1.8 M) stars in four Lupus clouds and future investigations on chemical content to be performed in the Orion A cloud.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings
Pages828-829
Number of pages2
Volume88
Edition4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventFrancesco's Legacy: Star Formation in Space and Time, 2017 - Istituto degli Innocenti, Firenze, Italy
Duration: 5 Jun 20179 Jun 2017
http://www.arcetri.astro.it/~sfst2017/

Publication series

NameMemorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana - Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society
ISSN (Print)1824-016X

Conference

ConferenceFrancesco's Legacy
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFirenze
Period5/06/179/06/17
OtherObservations of star formation in nearby galaxies are revealing how the different environments affect star formation, while high-sensitivity surveys of nearby molecular clouds have uncovered the filamentary structure of the dense interstellar medium. At the same time,space- and ground-based surveys allow a superb characterization of the young stellar cluster population. Moreover, asteroseismology is offering a unique window to constrain the intrinsic parameters and structure of young stars as well as to age date young stellar clusters. The characteristics of the first stars formed at the end of the Dark Ages of the Universe are now constrained by direct observations of the composition of second-generation low-mass stars,offering, for the first time, an opportunity to test models of the chemical and thermal conditions within the primordial gas. This conference aims at presenting a broad perspective on the process of star formation in our Galaxy, in nearby galaxies, and in the early Universe.
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