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Mercury and platinum abundances in mercury-manganese stars

C. M. Jomaron, M. M. Dworetsky, D. A. Bohlender

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9805064

Abstract

We report new results for the elemental and isotopic abundances of the normally rare elements mercury and platinum in HgMn stars. Typical overabundances can be 4 dex or more. The isotopic patterns do not follow the fractionation model of White et al (1976).

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