Binary Constraints on the Origin of Nitrogen-rich Field Stars

arXiv:2608.03288 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-08-04 · Read on arXiv

Liao Yang, Baitian Tang, José G. Fernández-Trincado, Chengyuan Li, Long Wang, Dengkai Jiang, Bo Ma

astro-ph.GA

Submitted: 2026-08-04

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Abundance — 28× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Metallicity — 18× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Anti-correlation — 4× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Core — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Decoupling — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Initial Mass Function — 1× in this paper
• Initial Mass Function (IMF) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Observational Selection Effects — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Population Synthesis — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• A Tale of Two Origins: In-Situ versus Accreted Nitrogen-Rich Field Stars in the MW

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