SIMBAD references

2020A&A...635L..13A - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 635, L13-13 (2020/3-1)

Lithium-rotation connection in the newly discovered young stellar stream Psc-Eri (Meingast 1).

ARANCIBIA-SILVA J., BOUVIER J., BAYO A., GALLI P.A.B., BRANDNER W., BOUY H. and BARRADO D.

Abstract (from CDS):


Context. As a fragile element, lithium is a sensitive probe of physical processes occurring in stellar interiors.
Aims. We aim to investigate the relationship between lithium abundance and rotation rate in low-mass members of the newly discovered 125Myr-old Psc-Eri stellar stream.
Methods. We obtained high-resolution optical spectra and measured the equivalent width of the 607.8 nm LiI line for 40 members of the Psc-Eri stream, whose rotational periods have been previously derived.
Results. We show that a tight correlation exists between the lithium content and rotation rate among the late-G to early-K-type stars of the Psc-Eri stream. Fast rotators are systematically Li rich, while slow rotators are Li depleted. This trend mimics that previously reported for the similar age Pleiades cluster.
Conclusions. The lithium-rotation connection thus seems to be universal over a restricted effective temperature range for low-mass stars at or close to the zero-age main sequence, and does not depend on environmental conditions.

Abstract Copyright: © ESO 2020

Journal keyword(s): stars: low-mass - stars: pre-main sequence - stars: abundances - open clusters and associations: individual: Psc-Eri - stars: rotation

Errata: erratum vol. 640, art. C2 (2020)

Simbad objects: 43

goto Full paper

goto View the references in ADS

To bookmark this query, right click on this link: simbad:2020A&A...635L..13A and select 'bookmark this link' or equivalent in the popup menu