Heavy Element Abundances in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars. I. The Hyades Giants Original Research Article

This research summarises our methodology for obtaining equivalent widths and abundances in giant stars. As an initial study, two (HD27371 and HD28305) of the four giants from the Hyades cluster have been analysed for heavy element abundances, specifically s-process elements. Most heavy element abundances are found to be the same in both stars and similar to those obtained in previous studies. The extension of these techniques to M, S, and C stars is also discussed.