Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars Detailed abundance analysis of OGLE-2008-BLG-209S
2009
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/200911629
Aims. Our aims are twofold. First we aim to evaluate the robustness and accuracy of stellar parameters and detailed elemental abundances that can be derived from high-resolution spectroscopic observations of microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars. We then aim to use microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars to investigate the abundance structure and chemical evolution of the Milky Way Bulge. Contrary to the cool giant stars, with their extremely crowded spectra, the dwarf stars are hotter, their spectra are cleaner, and the elemental abundances of the atmospheres of dwarf and subgiant stars are largely untouched by the internal nuclear processes of the star.