Dr.
Richard Stancliffe
(University of Bonn)
A surprisingly large fraction of metal-poor stars are found to be
carbon-rich. In addition, many of these display enhancements of neutron
capture elements which give clues to their origin. I will discuss what
we think we know about these so-called carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP)
stars, with a focus on those that display barium enrichments. These
CEMP stars are thought to be formed in...