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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2016
We show that the carbon isotope ratio 12C/13C in the atmosphere of dwarf stars can be determined with reasonable accuracy from high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio observations of the CH G-band in their spectra. Lines suitable for this purpose are selected from consideration of the solar case, for which 12C/13C = 89 is derived. A preliminary analysis of these features in the spectra of μ Her, δ Eri and τ Cet yields 12C/13C values of 84, 80 and 150 respectively.