A DETAILED STUDY OF GIANTS AND HORIZONTAL BRANCH STARS IN M68: ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS AND CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES

被引:11
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作者
Schaeuble, M. [1 ,2 ]
Preston, G. [3 ]
Sneden, C. [1 ,2 ]
Thompson, I. B. [3 ]
Shectman, S. A. [3 ]
Burley, G. S. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Astron, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Univ Texas Austin, McDonald Observ, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[3] Carnegie Observ, Pasadena, TX 78712 USA
来源
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL | 2015年 / 149卷 / 06期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
primordial nucleosynthesis; stars: abundances; stars: evolution; stars: horizontal branch; METAL-POOR STARS; GALACTIC GLOBULAR-CLUSTERS; LABORATORY TRANSITION-PROBABILITIES; EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE SCALE; CARBON-ISOTOPE RATIOS; OSCILLATOR-STRENGTHS; RADIATIVE LIFETIMES; COLOR-MAGNITUDE; EARLY GALAXY; MILKY-WAY;
D O I
10.1088/0004-6256/149/6/204
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
In this paper, we present a detailed high-resolution spectroscopic study of post main sequence stars in the globular cluster (GC) M68. Our sample, which covers a range of 4000K in T-eff, and 3.5 dex in log(g), is comprised of members from the red giant, red horizontal, and blue horizontal branch, making this the first high-resolution GC study covering such a large evolutionary and parameter space. Initially, atmospheric parameters were determined using photometric as well as spectroscopic methods, both of which resulted in unphysical and unexpected Teff, log(g),xi(t), and [Fe/H] combinations. We therefore developed a hybrid approach that addresses most of these problems, and yields atmospheric parameters that agree well with other measurements in the literature. Furthermore, our derived stellar metallicities are consistent across all evolutionary stages, with <[Fe/H]> = -2.42 (sigma = 0.14) from 25 stars. Chemical abundances obtained using our methodology also agree with previous studies and bear all the hallmarks of GCs, such as a Na-O anti-correlation, constant Ca abundances, and mild r-process enrichment.
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