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水平分支结构、年龄和化学组成用于非常金属贫乏的 extragalactic 球状星团

Horizontal branch structure, age, and chemical composition for very metal-poor extragalactic globular clusters

M. E. Sharina, M. I. Maricheva, A. Y. Kniazev, V. V. Shimansky, I. A. Acharova

AI总结:

本文研究了非常金属贫乏extragalactic球状星团的水平分支结构、年龄和化学组成,首次确定了这些星团的参数及元素丰度。

摘要:

本文呈现了对M31和Centaurus A星系中球状星团(GCs)的综合光(IL)低分辨率光谱的分析结果。样本包括八个非常金属贫乏的GCs([Fe/H]≤-2dex),其高信噪比光谱通过SAO RAS 6米(BTA)、南非大型(SALT)和6.5米Magellan(MMT)望远镜获取。我们研究了水平分支星对氢巴尔末线轮廓在IL光谱中的影响。通过建模巴尔末线以及观测光谱中的金属线,我们确定了恒星演化的等时线的最佳参数,从而确定了星团中恒星大气层的参数。对于所有研究的GCs,由所选等时线设定的水平分支星参数、相应的年龄和碳丰度首次被提出。对于五个GCs,其他几种元素(Mg、Ca、Ti、Cr和Mn)的丰度首次被确定。所有研究的GCs都有蓝色水平分支,并且年龄均超过10 Gyr。它们的化学丰度,除了Mg和Mn外,与银河系中恒星的丰度一致。低[Mg/Fe]和高[Mn/Fe]的原因被讨论。研究老球状星团的恒星群体的基本性质有助于更好地理解其宿主星系的形成过程以及早期宇宙中的核合成过程。

英文摘要:

This paper presents the results of analysing the integrated light (IL) low-resolution spectra of globular clusters (GCs) in the M31 and Centaurus A groups of galaxies. The sample consists of eight very metal-poor GCs ($\rm [Fe/H]\le -2$ dex) with high signal-to-noise ratio spectra acquired with the telescopes: the 6-m SAO RAS (BTA), the Southern African Large (SALT) and the 6.5-m Magellan (MMT). We study the influence of contribution of the horizontal branch stars on the hydrogen Balmer line profiles in the IL spectra. By modelling the Balmer lines, as well as the metal lines in the observed spectra, we determine the optimum parameters of stellar evolution isochrones and, consequently, the parameters of the atmospheres of the cluster stars. For all the studied GCs, the parameters of horizontal branch stars set by the selected isochrones, the corresponding ages, and carbon abundances are presented for the first time. The abundances of several other elements (Mg, Ca, Ti, Cr, and Mn) were determined for five GCs for the first time. All the studied GCs have blue horizontal branches and are older than 10 Gyr. Their chemical abundances, with the exception of Mg and Mn, are in good agreement with the abundances of stars in the Galactic field. The reasons of low [Mg/Fe] and of high [Mn/Fe] are discussed. Study of the fundamental properties of stellar populations in old globular clusters facilitates a better understanding of the formation processes of their parent galaxies and nucleosynthesis in the early Universe.

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