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球状星团NGC 2298的AstroSat研究:热HB星的可能演化情景

AstroSat study of the globular cluster NGC 2298: probable evolutionary scenarios of hot HB stars

Sharmila Rani, Gajendra Pandey, Annapurni Subramaniam, Chul Chung, Snehalata Sahu, N. Kameswara Rao

摘要:

利用AstroSat卫星上的UVIT图像进行远紫外测光,探测银河系球状星团NGC 2298的水平支(HB)星族。结合HST紫外球状星团巡天(HUGS)的中心区域和盖亚的数据以及外部区域的地基光度数据,构建了成员星的紫外光学色星等图(CMD)。蓝HB(BHB)序列与传播和四个热HB星检测在所有FUV光学CMD和理论更新BaSTI等时线和合成HB模型与氦丰度的范围进行了比较,这表明热HB星氦增强时相比,BHB。估计的有效温度,半径和亮度的HB星,使用最佳的SED拟合,进行了比较与各种HB模型。BHB星的温度范围为7,500 - 12,250 K。三颗热HB星的K值为35,000 - 40,000 K,而其中一颗恒星的K值约为100,000 K。我们提出了以下的演化假设:两颗恒星可能是极端HB(EHB)星的后代,它们是通过早期的热闪形成的;一颗可能是一颗可能富含氦的EHB星,最热的HB星即将进入WD冷却阶段,可能是从BHB阶段演化而来的。尽管如此,这些都是有趣的光谱目标,以了解进化的后期阶段。

英文摘要:

We present the far-UV (FUV) photometry of images acquired with UVIT on AstroSat to probe the horizontal branch (HB) population of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 2298. UV-optical color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) are constructed for member stars in combination with HST UV Globular Cluster Survey (HUGS) data for the central region and Gaia and ground-based photometric data for the outer region. Blue HB (BHB) sequence with a spread and four hot HB stars are detected in all FUV-optical CMDs and are compared with theoretical updated BaSTI isochrones and synthetic HB models with a range in helium abundance, suggesting that the hot HB stars are helium enhanced when compared to the BHB. The estimated effective temperature, radius, and luminosity of HB stars, using best SED fits, were compared with various HB models. BHB stars span a temperature range from 7,500-12,250 K. The three hot HB stars have 35,000-40,000 K, whereas one star has around 100,000K. We suggest the following evolutionary scenarios: two stars are likely to be the progeny of extreme HB (EHB) stars formed through an early hot-flasher scenario; one is likely to be an EHB star with probable helium enrichment, the hottest HB star is about to enter the WD cooling phase, could have evolved from BHB phase. Nevertheless, these are interesting spectroscopic targets to understand the late stages of evolution.

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