TYC 8327-1678-1: A new super lithium-rich K giant

Abstract

In this work, we show that TYC 8327-1678-1 is a low-mass red giant star with a super lithium abundance in its atmosphere. For this, we used high-resolution spectroscopy to determine atmospheric parameters, the chemical abundances of the light elements and the isotopic ratio 12C/13C using the spectral synthesis techniques and the equivalent width measurements. Also, we used theoretical evolutionary tracks to find out the mass and the evolutionary stage of TYC 8327-1678-1. The lithium abundance was determined using the Li i resonance doublet at 6708 Å and the subordinate line at 6104 Å that yielding a mean value of. The projected rotational velocity has been determined using spectral synthesis based on the isolated Fe i lines. Our results show that TYC 8327-1678-1 has a mass of a low rotational velocity ($v\, \sin \, i$ = 2.35 ± 0.24 km s-1) and metallicity of [Fe/H] = +0.23 ± 0.09. Finally, we discuss the possibility that TYC 8327-1678-1 became a lithium-rich star after a merging event involving a red giant and a helium white dwarf.