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barium star

(Ba star)
(star showing unexpected barium lines)

A barium star is a star with atypical barium spectral lines, typically a G-type star or K-type star. They show signs of elements that would be synthesized later in their life (if at all). They are thought to be the result of binary-star interaction, i.e., mass transfer from a companion in its asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase.


(star type)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium_star
http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1965MNRAS.129..263W/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1980ApJ...238L..35M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984PASP...96..117M/abstract

Referenced by pages:
binary star
chemically peculiar star (CP star)

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