Copper and Barium Abundances in the Ursa Major Moving Group
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We present Cu and Ba abundances for seven GK dwarf stars, members of the solar-metallicity, 0.3-Gyr-old Ursa Major Moving Group. All analysed member stars show [Ba/Fe] excesses of +0.3-plus, associated with [Cu/Fe] deficiencies of up to -0.23 dex. The present results suggest that there is an anticorrelation between the abundances of Cu and the heavy elements produced by the main component of the neutron-capture s-process. Other possible anomalies are Na and C deficiencies with respect to normal solar-metallicity stars. The new data do not confirm the recent claim that the group member HR 6094 is a Ba dwarf star.
Journal: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society