The [ Zn / Fe ] – [ Fe / H ] trend for disk and halo stars ⋆
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Zn abundances, derived from a model atmosphere analysis of the λ6362.35 Å Zn i line, are presented for 44 thin disk, 10 thick disk and 8 halo dwarf stars in the metallicity range −1.0 < [Fe/H] < +0.2. It is found that [Zn/Fe] in thin disk stars shows a slight increasing trend with decreasing metallicity reaching a value [Zn/Fe] ≃+0.1 at [Fe/H] = −0.6. The thick disk stars in the metallicity range −0.9 < [Fe/H] < −0.6 have an average [Zn/Fe] ≃+0.15 dex, whereas five alpha-poor and Ni-poor halo stars in the same metallicity range have [Zn/Fe] ≃ 0.0 dex. These results indicate that Zn is not an exact tracer of Fe as often assumed in abundance studies of damped Lyman-alpha systems (DLAs). A better understanding of the nucleosynthesis of Zn is needed in order to obtain more detailed information on the past history of star formation in DLAs from e.g. the observed
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