I present a comprehensive investigation of fast stars in the Milky Way, from brisk disc stars to stars escaping the Galaxy. My thesis is that fast stars are the smoking guns of extreme stellar collisions and explosions, and so can act as an intermediary to studying these theoretically-unconquered astrophysical processes. In Chapter 1 I give a history of fast stars, address what it means for a star to be fast, and describe the processes that accelerate stars. I concisely summarise the Gaia mission, whose recent data releases heavily influenced this thesis. Supernovae in binary systems can fling away the companion; if a runaway companion can be associated with a supernova remnant, then together they reveal the evolution that led to the supernova. However, these associations are difficult to establish. In Ch. 2, I develop a sophisticated Bayesian methodology to search the nearest ten remnants for a companion, by combining data from Gaia DR1 with a 3D dust-map and binary population synthesis. With Gaia DR2, I will identify companions of tens of supernova remnants and thus open a new window to studying late-stage stellar evolution. It is unknown why 17% of B stars are spinning near break-up; these stars are termed Be stars because of emission lines from their ejected material. Their rapid spin could be due to mass transfer, but in Ch. 3 I show this would create runaway Be stars. I demonstrate using a hierarchical Bayesian model that these exist in sufficient numbers, and thus that all Be stars may arise from mass transfer. The stars escaping the Milky Way are termed hypervelocity stars. In Ch. 4, I overturn the consensus that the hypervelocity stars originated in the Galactic centre by showing that a Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) origin better explains their distribution on the sky. In Ch. 5 I present three ground-breaking hypervelocity results with Gaia DR2: 1) only 41 of the 524 hypervelocity star candidates are truly escaping, 2) at least one of the hypervelocity stars originates in the LMC, and 3) the discovery of three hypervelocity white dwarf runaways from thermonuclear supernovae.

<p>We are made of stardust in the sense that most atomic nuclei around us have been formed by stars. Stars synthesise new elements and expel them to the interstellar medium, from which later new generations of stars are born. We can map this chemical evolution by analysing the atmospheric contents of old Galactic halo stars. I have done two such investigations. A vigourous debate is going on whether the oxygen-to-iron ratio varies strongly with the general metal-content of halo stars. In my first study, I made an abundance analysis of 43 halo stars, and found no support for such a variation. I have also found that there probably is a cosmic spread in the abundances of oxygen, magnesium, silicon, and calcium relative to iron for halo stars. This may be an indication that the halo was built up by subsystems with differences in the star formation rate. In my second study, I performed a thorough abundance analysis of the star HE0338-3945, which is strangely overabundant in both r- and s-elements. Several other stars have been found with abundance patterns curiously similar to this star, and I define new criteria for the class r+s stars. The abundance similarities among the r+s stars suggest a common formation scenario. However, as the s-elements usually are considered to be produced in binary systems of low mass, and r-elements in supernovae of Type II, this scenario is not obvious. In the article I discuss seven hypotheses, and several of them are dismissed.</p>

We are made of stardust in the sense that most atomic nuclei around us have been formed by stars. Stars synthesise new elements and expel them to the interstellar medium, from which later new generations of stars are born. We can map this chemical evolution by analysing the atmospheric contents of old Galactic halo stars. I have done two such investigations. A vigourous debate is going on whether the oxygen-to-iron ratio varies strongly with the general metal-content of halo stars. In my first study, I made an abundance analysis of 43 halo stars, and found no support for such a variation. I have also found that there probably is a cosmic spread in the abundances of oxygen, magnesium, silicon, and calcium relative to iron for halo stars. This may be an indication that the halo was built up by subsystems with differences in the star formation rate. In my second study, I performed a thorough abundance analysis of the star HE0338-3945, which is strangely overabundant in both r- and s-elements. Several other stars have been found with abundance patterns curiously similar to this star, and I define new criteria for the class r+s stars. The abundance similarities among the r+s stars suggest a common formation scenario. However, as the s-elements usually are considered to be produced in binary systems of low mass, and r-elements in supernovae of Type II, this scenario is not obvious. In the article I discuss seven hypotheses, and several of them are dismissed.

The kinematics and white dwarf distribution have been studied for the Globular Cluster NGC 6397. The data was obtained from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2005. In particular, we used the images of a field 5’ Southeast of the core of NGC 6397 from Advanced Camera for Surveys to conduct our analyses. The first part of the study is about the kinematics of the globular cluster. Isotropy of velocity distribution and cluster rotation have been considered. As anticipated, this relaxed cluster exhibited no strong signs of anisotropy. However, there appears to be some level of rotation. The rotational motion turns out to be mu sub alpha cos(delta) = 3.88 ± 1.41 mas yr −1 and mu sub delta = −14.83 ± 0.58 mas yr −1. This result is not entirely expected and deserves further investigation in future studies. The second of the thesis is based on white dwarf populations in the globular cluster and the Galactic Bulge. As a first glance, there appears to be a lacking of white dwarfs at the age of approximately 0.6 Gyr. Further investigation reveals this to be statistically insignificant. Through this analysis, another pattern of white dwarf abundance is discovered. There appeared to be much more stars at the age between 0.9 − 2.0 Gyr. This could be a manifestation of modeling error. As the final consideration of this thesis, white dwarf candidates in the Galactic Bulge are illustrated. Approximately 10 candidates are found at the most probable location of stars in the Bulge. The analyses conducted in this thesis set stage for further development in understanding of globular clusters. In particular, the rotation analysis raises curiosity about the dynamics of NGC 6397 in the plane of the sky. Moreover, the velocity distribution analysis confirms properties and theories pertaining to globular clusters.

Polarised synchrotron emission from the Milky Way is of interest for its role as a foreground to the polarised CMB and as a probe of the interstellar medium. The Galactic ALFA Continuum Transit Survey (GALFACTS) and the Global Magneto-Ionic Medium Survey (GMIMS) are two ongoing surveys of the diffuse polarised emission around 1.4 GHz, with wide bandwidths and high frequency-resolution. In this thesis, I use early data from GALFACTS to investigate the behaviour of polarised, diffuse Galactic synchrotron emission. I also analyse GMIMS total intensity data. I derive a rotation measure (RM) map of the GALFACTS sky using a combination of RM-synthesis and linear angle fitting, commenting on the structure of the maps in general and on specific regions in particular. Overall I find that the maps are rich in features, and probe the RM structure of the extended Galactic emission with reasonable accuracy. I also derive the Angular Power Spectrum (APS) of the polarised emission for thirty-one 15 by 15 degree subregions across the GALFACTS data. I compute the E- and B-modes (E+B) and the scalar APS of the polarised emission (PI). I parametrise the APS by fitting a power law to the data. Comparing the E+B APS to the PI APS shows that E+B is consistently steeper across the sky. The APS data is also used to estimate the level of foreground contamination of the CMB B-mode by the synchrotron emission. I find that the slope of the APS averaged over high-latitude, low-emission subregions agrees exactly with that of the Planck 30 GHz polarised emission, thus setting an upper limit to the synchrotron contamination of CMB B-modes. Finally, I evaluate the spurious, systematic, temperature zero-level offset and associated uncertainty in preliminary GMIMS total intensity maps, finding a lower limit of ±0.26 K. I also make spectral index maps made using the GMIMS data and the Haslam et al. (1982) 408 MHz map, improving upon previous spectral index maps in the literature.

Orientador: Carola Dobrigkeit Chinellato / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T15:55:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Selmi-Dei_DanielPakk_D.pdf: 9650136 bytes, checksum: a6af22f88f369a8903480bc20071c354 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Esta tese apresenta um estudo das deflexões nas trajetórias de raios cósmicos com energia ultra-alta (> 1018 eV) devido à sua propagação pelo campo magnético da Via Láctea. Partindo de dados coletados no Observatório Pierre Auger, localizado na Argentina, a técnica do backtracking foi aplicada sob diversas hipóteses relativas à carga elétrica do núcleo primário. Uma situação histórica é feita desde a época da descoberta da radiação cósmica até as últimas técnicas de detecção desenvolvidas por Pierre Auger, descobridor dos chuveiros atmosféricos extensos. A natureza das cascatas é descrita para o entendimento de como direções de chegada e energias são inferidas através dos experimentos de hoje. Alguns detalhes do espectro do uxo de raios cósmicos nas energias mais altas são expostos. As metodologias relativas aos telescópios de uorescência e ao arranjo de superfície, empregados no Observatório Auger, são introduzidas. É estabelecida uma relação entre ambas as técnicas de detecção e alguns resultados importantes, obtidos nos últimos anos pela Colaboração Auger, são apresentados. É feita uma descrição da dinâmica de campos magnéticos em plasmas astrofísicos e de dados observacionais da rotação de Faraday para embasar a escolha dos modelos de campo magnético galácticos. A magnetohidrodinâmica também é usada para explicar por que é interessante considerar certos objetos aceleradores candidatos a fontes de raios cósmicos. A distribuição de matéria na Via Láctea é então caracterizada em relação aos dados de evolução estelar e passa a ser assumida a hipótese de que a nucleossíntese elementar ocorre de modo semelhante em outras galáxias. Em seguida, são definidos os modelos utilizados para a descrição dos campos magnéticos nas regiões do bojo, disco e halo da galáxia. A superposição de um modelo da componente irregular também é considerada. A técnica do backtracking de antipartículas (e, equivalentemente, o forwardtracking de partículas) é descrita segundo um novo método numérico de passos adaptativos introduzido neste trabalho. Algumas ferramentas de análise são propostas a partir dos dados de reconstrução das trajetórias. Em última análise, é demonstrado que esse método desenvolvido concorda com o método numérico de Runge e Kutta de quarta ordem. Os resultados apresentados nesta tese levam à conclusão de que se os modelos presentes descrevem aproximadamente o campo magnético de larga escala da Via Láctea, então raios cósmicos com energia ultra-alta são signicantemente de etidos durante a propagação. Para um evento real detectado no Observatório Auger, a escolha da composição química compatível com núcleos produzidos nas reações de nucleossíntese estelar permitiu indicar regiões da Via Láctea que podem abrigar objetos astrofísicos candidatos a fonte. Assumindo que um magnetar galáctico ativo conhecido radie partículas com E > 1019 eV, foi possível prever excessos do uxo bem localizados em certas direções do céu. Já a depleção desse uxo na direção do Aglomerado de Virgem pode ser explicada através da imposição de limites na composição química da radiação cósmica com incidência normal ao plano galáctico. Por último, sob a hipótese de que AGNs sejam as fontes dos núcleos atômicos ultra-energéticos observados, uma relação entre composição química e energia da partícula primária é derivada / Abstract: This thesis presents a study of the deflections of ultra-high energy (> 1018 eV) cosmic rays caused by its propagation through the large scale magnetic field of the Milky Way. From data collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory, in Argentina, the backtracking technique was applied under several hypotheses relative to the electric charge of the primary nucleus. A historical review is given since the discovery of the cosmic radiation until the last detection techniques developed by Pierre Auger, who was the discoverer of extensive air showers. The nature of the cascades is described for an understanding about how the arrival directions and energies are inferred from experiments performed today. Some details regarding the spectrum of the cosmic ray flux at the highest energies are exposed. The methodologies relative to the fluorescence telescopes and the surface array, employed at the Auger Observatory, are introduced. A relation is established between both techniques of detection and some important results obtained in the last years by the Auger Collaboration are presented. A description of the magnetic field dynamics in astrophysical plasmas and the observational data of Faraday rotation serve as a basis for the choice of galactic magnetic field models. Magnetohydrodynamics is also used to explain why it is interesting to consider certain objects as candidates for the source and acceleration of cosmic rays. The Milky Way is then characterized in respect to stellar evolution data and the hypotheses that the nucleosynthesis of the elements occurs in a similar way in other galaxies is assumed. Finally, models to describe the magnetic fields in the bulge, disk and halo regions are defined. The superposition of a model for the irregular component is also considered. The backtracking technique of antiparticles (and equivalently, the forwardtracking of particles) is described according to a new numerical adaptive stepsize method introduced in this work. Some analysis tools are proposed based on data from the reconstructed trajectories. Lastly, it is shown that the method developed here agrees with the fourth-order Runge-Kutta numerical method. The results presented is this thesis lead to the conclusion that if the present models describe approximately the large scale magnetic field of the Milky Way, then ultra-high energy cosmic rays are significantly de ected during propagation. For a real event detected at the Auger Observatory, the choice for a chemical composition compatible with the nuclei produced in stellar nucleosynthesis reactions allowed to pinpoint regions inside the MilkyWay that can house astrophysical objects as candidate sources. Assuming that a known active galactic magnetar radiates particles with E >1019 eV, it was possible to predict well localized ux excesses in certain directions of the sky. The depletion of that flux in the direction of the Virgo Cluster can be explained by the imposition of limits on the chemical composition of cosmic radiation with incidence normal to the galactic plane. In the last place, under the hypothesis that AGN are sources of the observed ultra-high energy atomic nuclei, a relation between chemical composition and particle energy is derived / Doutorado / Física / Doutor em Ciências

Cette thèse utilise le relevé de donné du Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 Survey pour trouver de nouveaux satellites du Groupe Local: les galaxies naines et les amas globulaires. Le relevé est important pour résoudre les tensions entre les observations et les modèles. Premièrement, un algorithme de détection est développé, découvrant cinq nouveaux satellites. Bien que cinq découvertes soient faites, le nombre de découvertes est inférieur à ce qu’on s’attendrait, en présumant une distribution isotrope de galaxies naines. Ce résultat mène au deuxième objectif de la these: quantifier les limites de détections du relevé PS1. Les cartes d’efficacité de détection du ciel complet peuvent être utilisées pour quantifier la distribution (an)isotrope des galaxies satellites de la Voie Lactée. En outre, ces informations peuvent mener a redériver la fonction de luminosité des satellites. / This thesis uses the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 Survey to find new Local Group satellites such as dwarf galaxies and globular clusters. This survey is instrumental in helping resolve tensions that have become apparent between observation and theories. In a first phase, a search algorithm is developed, discovering five new satellites. Though yielding five discoveries, this number is lower than one would expect, assuming isotropy of the dwarf galaxies. This leads to the second aim of this thesis, namely quantifying the detection limits of the PS1 Survey. The detection efficiency maps over the entire PS1 sky can be used as a stepping–stone towards the quantification of the (an)isotropy of the Milky Way satellites’ distribution. Using this information, the luminosity function of these satellites can be re–derived.

O presente trabalho propõe uma abordagem abrangente para descrever a evolução da região central da Via Láctea, compreendendo-se aí o bojo, a barra e as interfaces dos mesmos com o limite interno do disco e com a região central do halo. Pretende-se investigar as propriedades químicas e cinemáticas destas estruturas, que são interconectadas, com o objetivo de separá-las e aplicar os resultados daí obtidos a um modelo de formação e evolução do bojo e da região interna do disco que descreva simultaneamente distintos aspectos da evolução da região central da Galáxia. Na primeira parte do trabalho, uma amostra de nebulosas planetárias (NPs) localizadas no disco interno e no bojo da Galáxia é utilizada para encontrar a distância galactocêntrica que melhor separa estas duas populações, do ponto de vista das abundâncias. Foram utilizadas escalas de distâncias estatísticas para o estudo da distribuição das abundâncias na interface bojo-disco. A aplicação do teste Kolmogorov-Smirnov mostrou que, em média, a população interna não segue o gradiente radial de abundâncias do disco na direção do centro galáctico. Baseado neste estudo, propõe-se uma distância galactocêntrica de 1.5 kpc para definir a interface bojo-disco. Na segunda parte do trabalho, foram realizadas observações espectrofotométricas de 21 NPs localizadas na direção do centro da Galáxia com o telescópio SOAR. Estes objetos estão localizados bem próximos ao plano galáctico na direção central da Via Láctea, onde não existem dados de NPs na literatura. Os resultados mostram que as NPs localizadas nesta região apresentam baixas abundâncias de oxigênio comparadas com as NPs do disco interno e de outras regiões do bojo. Os resultados indicam que o bojo apresenta uma complexa composição de populações estelares. Por um lado, a presença de nebulosas com baixas abundâncias mostra que o bojo pode ter se formado a partir de um disco galáctico antigo através de uma evolução secular. Por outro lado, existem alguns objetos do bojo para os quais as abundâncias coincidem com o limite do gradiente radial do disco nesta região. Esta é uma evidência para um bojo composto por duas ou mais populações: uma originada do disco fino, e outra originada do disco espesso. Na última parte do trabalho propõe-se a inclusão de fluxos radiais de gás em um modelo de evolução química para simular os efeitos de uma barra localizada no centro da Galáxia nas distribuições de abundâncias, densidade de gás e taxa de formação estelar (SFR). Os resultados das simulações indicam que os modelos com fluxos de gás apresentam uma SFR mais alta no bojo e que os perfis da SFR e da densidade de gás na região central são melhor reproduzidos após a inclusão dos fluxos radiais no modelo. As simulações indicam ainda que o gradiente de abundâncias do disco é mais plano para o caso da inclusão da barra. Estes resultados indicam que a barra e os fluxos de gás exercem um importante papel na formação de estrelas no centro das galáxias espirais barradas. / This project proposes a comprehensive approach to describe the evolution of the central region of the Galaxy, comprising the bulge, the bar and their interfaces with the inner disk and the central region of the halo. We intend to investigate the chemical and kinematic properties of these structures, which are interconnected, aiming to separate them and apply these results to a model for the formation and evolution of the bulge and inner disk, capable to describe simultaneously distinct aspects of the evolution of the central region of the Galaxy. First, a sample of planetary nebulae (PNe) located in the inner-disk and bulge of the Galaxy is used in order to find the galactocentric distance that better separates these two populations, from the point of view of abundances. Statistical distance scales were used to study the distribution of abundances across the disk-bulge interface. A Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to find the distance in which the chemical properties of these regions better separates. The results of the statistical analysis indicate that, on the average, the inner population has lower abundances than the outer. Additionally, for the $\\alpha$-elements abundances, the inner population does not follow the disk radial gradient towards the galactic centre. Based on our results, we suggest a bulge-disk interface at 1.5 kpc, marking the transition between the bulge and inner-disk of the Galaxy, as defined by the intermediate mass population. Second, we present spectrophotometric observations for a sample of 21 PNe located towards the galactic centre of the Galaxy. The abundances are derived based on observations in the optical domain made at the SOAR telescope. Their location is interesting since there are no observations of PNe in this region. The data show lower oxygen abundances compared to those from PNe located in the inner disk and other bulge regions. The results show that the bulge has a complex composition of stellar populations. The presence of PNe with low abundances indicates that the bulge might be formed from an old galactic disk through secular evolution. On the other hand, other objects from our sample have abundances compared to those from inner disk PNe. This is evidence that two or more populations might compose the bulge: one originated from the thin disk, and the other from the thick disk. Last, we propose a chemical evolution model that includes radial gas flows. This is done in order to mimic the effects of the galactic bar on the chemical abundances distributions and the gas density profiles and the star formation rate (SFR). The results of the models with radial flows point to a high SFR in the bulge and, additionally, the SFR and gas density profiles in the inner Galaxy are better reproduced after the inclusion of radial gas flows in the model. After including a specific velocity pattern for the bar, the results show a flattening of the radial abundance gradient. Our results indicate that radial gas flows may play an important role in the star formation near the centre of barred spiral galaxies.

Dans le domaine complexe de l’archéologie galactique, l’étude des flux stellaires s’est imposée comme une voie essentielle pour dévoiler la formation et l’évolution des galaxies, en particulier celle de la Voie lactée. Ces systèmes stellaires perturbés portent l’empreinte de l’histoire de la Voie lactée, offrant des perspectives sur l’accrétion de galaxies plus petites et de grappes d’étoiles sur des milliards d’années. Avec l’avènement de la mission Gaia et de ses données d’observation inédites, l’application d’outils d’apprentissage automatique non supervisés à la détection d’anomalies est devenue de plus en plus pertinente dans la recherche de ces énigmatiques flux stellaires. L’objectif principal de cette recherche était d’exploiter la puissance des intégrales de mouvement et des algorithmes de regroupement pour élaborer une méthodologie permettant d’identifier les flux stellaires au sein du halo de la Voie lactée. Guidés par la volonté d’affiner notre compréhension des dynamiques complexes de la galaxie, nous nous sommes efforcés de développer une méthode robuste capable de mettre au jour ces structures stellaires perturbées. Notre approche a impliqué une évaluation exhaustive des algorithmes de regroupement, notamment Single Linkage, Ward, DBSCAN et OPTICS, afin de distinguer des groupes cohérents d’étoiles qui présentent des motifs ou des relations distincts, une caractéristique clé des flux stellaires. Les données synthétiques ont servi de terrain de test, facilitant l’évaluation des performances des algorithmes et l’étalonnage optimal des hyperparamètres. Cette exploration a couvert trois phases, englobant des flux isolés, la résilience face au bruit de fond et les complexités de dispersions de vitesse plus élevées. Alors que la méthodologie a donné des résultats favorables sur des données synthétiques, lorsque nous l’avons appliquée aux données de la Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3), nous avons constaté que les grappes étaient principalement situées autour du noyau galactique ou du Système solaire, contrairement à nos attentes de découvrir des courants stellaires dans le halo galactique. Cette divergence par rapport à nos résultats anticipés met en évidence la nature complexe de la dynamique de la Voie lactée et soulève un défi important couramment rencontré en apprentissage automatique : le problème hors distribution. La capacité des algorithmes d’apprentissage automatique à généraliser à partir des données d’entraînement vers de nouvelles données non vues peut être entravée par la présence de points de données qui tombent en dehors de la distribution sur laquelle ils ont été formés. Dans le contexte de notre recherche, ce défi souligne la nécessité de techniques avancées en détection d’anomalies et d’adapter les modèles d’apprentissage automatique pour gérer les complexités de l’observation du monde réel. / In the intricate realm of galactic archaeology, the study of stellar streams has emerged as a vital avenue for unraveling the formation and evolution of galaxies, particularly the Milky Way. These disrupted stellar systems, bear the imprint of the Milky Way’s history, offering insights into the accretion of smaller galaxies and star clusters over billions of years. With the advent of the Gaia mission and its unprecedented observational data, the application of unsupervised machine learning tools to anomaly detection has become increasingly relevant in the search for these elusive stellar streams. The primary aim of this research was to harness the power of integrals of motion and clustering algorithms to devise a methodology for identifying stellar streams within the halo of the Milky Way. Guided by the goal of refining our understanding of the galaxy’s intricate dynamics, we endeavored to develop a robust method capable of uncovering these disrupted stellar structures. Our approach involved a comprehensive evaluation of clustering algorithms, including Single Linkage, Ward, DBSCAN, and OPTICS, to distinguish cohesive groups of stars that exhibit distinct patterns or relationships—a key characteristic of stellar streams. Synthetic data served as a testing ground, facilitating algorithm performance assessment and optimal hyperparameter calibration. This exploration spanned three phases, encompassing isolated streams, resilience against background noise, and the complexities of higher velocity dispersions. While the methodology yielded favorable outcomes on synthetic data, when applied to the Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3) data, we found that clusters were predominantly located around the galactic core or the Solar System, in contrast to our expectations of discovering stellar streams in the galactic halo. This deviation from our anticipated results highlights the complex nature of the Milky Way’s dynamics and raises an important challenge commonly encountered in machine learning: the out-of-distribution problem. The ability of machine learning algorithms to generalize from training data to new, unseen data can be hindered by the presence of data points that fall outside the distribution they were trained on. In the context of our research, this challenge underscores the need for advanced techniques in anomaly detection and adapting machine learning models to handle real-world observational complexities.

O principal objetivo deste trabalho é mostrar que é possível buscar por estrelas pobres em metais a partir da premissa de que uma grande fração destas será rica em carbono. Essa hipótese ainda não havia sido verificada pois muitas das chamadas estrelas CEMP (Carbon Enhanced Metal-Poor) foram negligenciadas em estudos anteriores devido à forma como foram executadas as buscas por estas estrelas. Estes objetos são importantes pois assumem o papel de registros fósseis das primeiras gerações estelares, uma vez que retêm em suas atmosferas informações vitais acerca da composição química do meio em que foram geradas. Por não apresentarem bandas moleculares intensas de carbono em seus espectros, muitas dessas estrelas não foram selecionadas para estudos em média/alta resolução. Este trabalho fornece, a partir do estudo da parte estelar do projeto HES (Hamburg/ESO Survey), que contém 4.404.908 objetos, dois novos índices de linha para a região da banda G do CH, em 4304 Å. Estes, pelo fato de possuírem uma largura de banda de 200 Å, conseguem superar falhas dos índices anteriormente definidos e representam com fidelidade as principais características desta região. Após uma análise detalhada da base de dados, e do cálculo dos novos índices de linha para todos os objetos disponíveis, foram identificadas com o telescópio SOAR 132 estrelas pobres em metais inéditas na literatura, sendo que 51% destas possuem metalicidades abaixo de [Fe/H] < -1.0 e apresentam consideráveis enriquecimentos em carbono ([C/Fe] > +0.5). Já para as estrelas encontradas com [Fe/H] < -2.5, a fração de estrelas com abundâncias de carbono [C/Fe] > +1.0 chega a 80%. Estimativas de abundâncias de elementos químicos tais como bário e estrôncio revelam que, mesmo com parâmetros atmosféricos e abundâncias de carbono semelhantes, as estrelas analisadas por este trabalho possuem mais de um tipo de cenário possível para sua formação. Neste ínterim, os objetos adicionados à literatura contribuem tanto para o aumento da estatística de estrelas pobres em metais quanto para testes de modelos teóricos de enriquecimento químico da Via Láctea. Finalmente, este trabalho também gerou uma lista de 6123 candidatas a estrelas CEMP inéditas na literatura. / The main goal of this work is to show that is possible to search for metal-poor stars based on the premise that a large fraction of these will be carbon-rich. This hypothesis had not yet been verified because many of the so-called CEMP (Carbon Enhanced Metal-Poor) stars were neglected in previous studies due to the design of the search for metal-poor stars with carbon enhancements. Those objects play a major role as fossil records of the very first generation of stars, since they carry in their atmospheres vital informations concerning the chemical composition of the medium where they were formed. By not showing strong carbon molecular bands in their spectra, many of those stars were not selected for follow-up studies in medium/high resolution. This work provides, based on the study of the stellar part of the HES (Hamburg/ESO Survey), two new line indices for the G band (4304 Å) that, by having a line band of 200 Å, can overcome the flaws of the previously defined indices and also truly represent the main features of this region. After an extensive analysis of the database and the calculation of the line indices for all the available objects, 132 new metal-poor stars were identified with the SOAR telescope, being that 51% of those stars with [Fe/H] < 1.0 present considerable carbon enhancements ([C/Fe]> +0.5). For the observed stars with [Fe/H] < 2.5, the fraction of objects with [C/Fe] > +1.0 rises up to 80%. Abundance estimates for barium and strontium show that, even with similar atmospheric parameters and carbon abundances, the stars analysed in this work have more than one possible formation scenario. Finally, this work also contributes with a 6123 CEMP star candidate list of unpublished objects.