Chemical composition of δ Scuti stars: 1. AO CVn, CP Boo, KW Aur

We used high-resolution echelle spectra acquired with the 1. 5-m Russian-Turkish Telescope to determine the fundamental atmospheric parameters and abundances of 30 chemical elements for three δ Scuti stars: AOCVn, CP Boo, and KWAur. The chemical compositions we find for these stars are similar to those for Am-star atmospheres, though some anomalies of up to 0. 6-0. 7 dex are observed for light and heavy elements. We consider the effect of the adopted stellar parameters (effective temperature, log g, microturbulent velocity) and the amplitude of pulsational variations on the derived elemental abundances. © 2012 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd