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极端外晕“球状星团“--NGC 2419的特殊化学清单

The Peculiar Chemical Inventory of NGC 2419 -- An Extreme Outer Halo "Globular Cluster"

Judith Cohen, Wenjin Huang, Evan Kirby

摘要:

NGC 2419是一个巨大的外晕星系球状星团,其恒星先前已被证明具有某种特殊的丰度模式。我们用Keck/HIRES在合理的信噪比下观测到了NGC 2419的7颗亮巨星。其中一颗巨行星非常特殊,[Mg/Fe]极低,[K/Fe]极高,但大多数其他元素的丰度正常。丰度模式与任何超新星模型的核合成产率都不匹配。其他六颗恒星的丰度比是典型的内晕星系球状星团,图中以附近球状星团M30中的巨星为代表。虽然我们的测量表明NGC 2419在某些方面是不寻常的,但它的整体性质并没有提供令人信服的证据来证明内晕和外晕球状星团之间的差异。

英文摘要:

NGC 2419 is a massive outer halo Galactic globular cluster whose stars have previously been shown to have somewhat peculiar abundance patterns. We have observed seven luminous giants that are members of NGC 2419 with Keck/HIRES at reasonable SNR. One of these giants is very peculiar, with an extremely low [Mg/Fe] and high [K/Fe] but normal abundances of most other elements. The abundance pattern does not match the nucleosynthetic yields of any supernova model. The other six stars show abundance ratios typical of inner halo Galactic globular clusters, represented here by a sample of giants in the nearby globular cluster M30. Although our measurements show that NGC 2419 is unusual in some respects, its bulk properties do not provide compelling evidence for a difference between inner and outer halo globular clusters.

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