We examine outstanding issues in the analysis and interpretation of the halo Li plateau. We show that the majority of very Li-poor halo Li-plateau stars (5 out of 8) have high projected rotation velocities vsini between 4.7 and 10.4 km s-1. Such stars have very different evolutionary histories to Li-normal plateau stars, and hence cannot be included in studies of Li depletion by normal halo dwarfs. Uncertainties in the effective temperature scale for metal-poor stars continue to challenge the analysis of Li. © 2006 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Ryan, S. G., & Elliott, L. (2006). The halo lithium plateau: Outstanding issues. ESO Astrophysics Symposia, 2006, 185–190. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34136-9_66
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