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外晕球状星团M 75的精确丰度分析

Precise abundance analysis of the outer halo globular cluster M 75

Nikolay Kacharov, Andreas Koch

摘要:

球状星团(GC)是银河系中最古老的恒星系统。长期以来,我们认为它们是简单的恒星星族,现在我们通过对单个星团成员中各种化学元素的精确丰度分析来认识它们复杂的恒星形成历史。虽然我们不一定在所有GC颜色星等图中看到多个种群的线索,但所有GC都呈现出显着的扩散和它们的光和α元素丰度之间的某些关系。此外,原始世代个别恒星的重元素丰度及其与晕场星和矮星系的比较可以为我们提供有关可能在GC中形成的第一批恒星的宝贵信息。M75是一个独特的外晕(银河系中心距约15 kpc)GC,具有独特的水平分支形态。在这里,我们提出了第一次丰度测量的16个单独的红巨星从高分辨率光谱。该星系团富含金属([Fe/H] = -1.17 +/- 0.02),α增强,并显示出0.07 dex的[Fe/H]边缘扩展,这是大多数具有类似光度的GC的典型特征。O-Na关系清晰可见,显示至少有两代恒星在短时间内形成。我们还讨论了R-和S-过程元素丰度的背景下,最早的集群富集阶段。

英文摘要:

Globular clusters (GCs) are the oldest stellar systems in the Milky Way. Long time considered as simple stellar populations, nowadays we recognize their complex star formation history through precise abundance analysis of a variety of chemical elements in individual cluster members. Although we do not necessarily see clues for multiple populations in all GC colour-magnitude diagrams, all GCs present significant spreads and certain anticorrelations between their light and alpha element abundances. Furthermore, the heavy element abundances in individual stars of the primordial generation and their comparison to halo field stars and dwarf galaxies could provide us with valuable information about the very first stars that could have formed in GCs. M75 is a unique outer halo (galactocentric distance of ~15 kpc) GC with a peculiar Horizontal Branch morphology. Here we present the first abundance measurements of 16 individual red giants from high resolution spectroscopy. The cluster is metal rich ([Fe/H] = -1.17 +/- 0.02), alpha-enhanced, and shows a marginal spread in [Fe/H] of 0.07 dex, typical of most GCs of similar luminosity. The O-Na anticorrelation is clearly visible, showing at least two generations of stars, formed on a short timescale. We also discuss r- and s-process element abundances in the context of the earliest cluster enrichment phases.

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