High-resolution infrared spectra of bulge globular clusters: The extreme chemical abundances of Terzan 4 and Terzan 5

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作者
Origlia, L
Rich, RM
机构
[1] Osservatorio Astron Bologna, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Phys & Astron, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
来源
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL | 2004年 / 127卷 / 06期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Galaxy : bulge; globular clusters : individual (Terzan 4; Terzan; 5); stars : abundances; stars : late-type; techniques : spectroscopic;
D O I
10.1086/420704
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Using the NIRSPEC spectrograph at Keck II, we have obtained infrared echelle spectra covering the range 1.5 - 1.8 mum for the highly reddened bulge globular clusters Terzan 4 and Terzan 5. The clusters are of interest because a blue horizontal branch in Terzan 4 is consistent with very low metallicity, while Terzan 5 has been proposed as possibly the most metal-rich known Galactic globular cluster. We report the first detailed abundance analysis for stars in these clusters, and we find [Fe/H] = - 1.60 and - 0.21 dex for Terzan 4 and Terzan 5, respectively, confirming the presence of a large metallicity spread in the bulge, as well as in the halo of the Galaxy. We find [alpha/Fe] approximate to + 0.5 dex in Terzan 4 and [alpha/Fe] approximate to + 0.3 dex in Terzan 5, consistent with what has been found for field stars in the bulge. The enhanced alpha-element abundances are also consistent with rapid chemical enrichment, most likely by Type II supernovae. Finally, we measure very low C-12/C-13 less than or equal to 10 ratios in all the giant stars, confirming that extra-mixing mechanisms due to cool bottom processing occur during evolution along the RGB.
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页码:3422 / 3430
页数:9
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