The helium spread in the globular cluster 47 Tuc

Date

2010

Authors

Di Criscienzo, M
Ventura, P
D'Antona, Francesca
Milone, Antonino
Piotto, G

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Spectroscopy has shown the presence of CN band dichotomy and Na-O anticorrelations for 50-70 per cent of the investigated samples in the cluster 47 Tuc, otherwise considered a 'normal' prototype of high-metallicity clusters from its photometric analysis.

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Keywords: Globular clusters: general; Globular clusters: individual: 47 Tuc; Stars: evolution; Stars: horizontal branch

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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2037-12-31