A WFC3/HST View of the Three Stellar Populations in the Globular Cluster NGC 6752

Yong, D.; Monelli, M.; Grundahl, F.; D'Antona, F.; Cassisi, S.; Bellini, A.; Aparicio, A.; Anderson, J.; Bedin, L. R.; Piotto, G.; Marino, A. F.; Milone, A. P.
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The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 767, Issue 2, article id. 120, 20 id. (2013).

Fecha de publicación:
4
2013
Número de autores
12
Número de autores del IAC
3
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159
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138
Descripción
Multi-band Hubble Space Telescope photometry reveals that the main sequence, sub-giant, and the red-giant branch of the globular cluster NGC 6752 splits into three main components in close analogy with the three distinct segments along its horizontal branch stars. These triple sequences are consistent with three stellar groups: a stellar population with a chemical composition similar to field-halo stars (Population a), a Population (c) with enhanced sodium and nitrogen, depleted carbon and oxygen, and an enhanced helium abundance (ΔY ~ 0.03), and a Population (b) with an intermediate (between Populations a and c) chemical composition and slightly enhanced helium (ΔY ~ 0.01). These components contain ~25% (Population a), ~45% (Population b), and ~30% (Population c) of the stars. No radial gradient for the relative numbers of the three populations has been identified out to about 2.5 half-mass radii. Based on observations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by AURA, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555.
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