Chemical Abundances in 12 Red Giants of the Large Magellanic Cloud from High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy

Smith, Verne V; Hinkle, Kenneth H; Cunha, K; Plez, Bertrand; Lambert, D.L.; Pilachowski, C.A.; Barbuy, Beatriz; Melendez Moreno, Jorge; Balachandran, Suchitra; Bessell, Michael; Geisler, Douglas P.; Hesser, James E; Winge, C.

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Chemical Abundances in 12 Red Giants of the Large Magellanic Cloud from High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy

Date

2002

Authors

Smith, Verne V

Hinkle, Kenneth H

Cunha, K

Plez, Bertrand

Lambert, D.L.

Pilachowski, C.A.

Barbuy, Beatriz

Melendez Moreno, Jorge

Balachandran, Suchitra

Bessell, Michael

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Abstract

High-resolution infrared spectra λ/Δλ = 50,000) have been obtained for 12 red giant members of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) with the Gemini South 8.3 m telescope and Phoenix spectrometer. Two wavelength regions, at 15540 and 23400 Å, were observed