Chen, Y.QNissen, P.EZhao, GAsplund, Martin2002-12-092004-05-192011-01-052004-05-192011-01-0520020004-6361http://hdl.handle.net/1885/40007http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/40007We have performed new determinations of sulphur and silicon abundances for a sample of 26 disk stars based on high-resolution, high signal-to-noise spectra. The results indicate a solar [S/Fe] for [Fe/H] > −0.3, below which [S/Fe] increases to ~0.25 dex at [Fe/H] = −1.0. We find that there is a good correlation between [S/H] and [Si/H], indicating the same nucleosynthetic origin of the two elements. It seems that the ratio of sulphur to silicon does not depend on metallicity for [Fe/H] > −1.0. The implications of these results on models for the nucleosynthesis of a-capture elements and the chemical evolution of the Galaxy are discussed. Based on observations carried out at National Astronomical Observatories (Xinglong, PR China).216067 bytesapplication/pdfen-AUstars: abundancesstars: late-typegalaxy: evolution20022015-12-11