Abstract The primordial Lithium Problem is intimately connected to the assumption that the 7
Li abundance observed in metal-poor halo stars is unchanged from its primordial value …

Blue metal-poor (BMP) stars are the main-sequence stars that appear bluer and more
luminous than normal turn-off stars of metal-poor globular clusters. They are believed to be …

Context. Earlier studies have suggested that deviations from the local thermodynamic
equilibrium (LTE) play a minor role in the formation of Be II 313 nm resonance lines in solar …

The High-Resolution Multi-Object Spectrograph (HRMOS) is a facility instrument that we
plan to propose for the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory …

We introduce the scientific motivations for the development of the Cassegrain U-Band
Efficient Spectrograph (CUBES) that is now in construction for the Very Large Telescope …

An overview of the current status of electron-impact excitation and ionization cross sections
for Be II is given and the recommended data sets for use in plasma modeling are presented …

Beryllium is a light element with one single stable isotope, 9 Be, which is a pure product of
cosmic-ray spallation in the interstellar medium. Beryllium abundances in late-type stars can …

Lithium depletion in the Universe remains a matter of investigation This book aims to carry
out a wide-ranging inquisitive review of over half a century of astronomical observations of …

We investigate the feasibility of robust abundances for selected neutron-capture elements
(Ge, Bi, Hf, U) from near-UV spectroscopy with the CUBES instrument now in development …

ABSTRACT The 'First Stars' programme revealed the metal-poor halo star CS 31082-001 to
be r-process and actinide rich, including the first measurement of a uranium abundance for …