NGC 6522: A typical globular cluster in the galactic bulge without signatures of rapidly rotating population III stars

dc.contributor.authorNess, M
dc.contributor.authorAsplund, Martin
dc.contributor.authorCasey , A R
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:23:25Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2015-12-10T10:39:49Z
dc.description.abstractWe present an abundance analysis of eight potential member stars of the old Galactic bulge globular cluster NGC 6522. The same stars have previously been studied by Chiappini et al., who found very high abundances of the slow neutron capture elements compared with other clusters and field stars of similar metallicity, which they interpreted as reflecting nucleosynthesis in rapidly rotating, massive Population III stars. In contrast to their analysis, we do not find any unusual enhancements of the neutron capture elements Sr, Y, Ba and Eu and conclude that previous claims result mainly from not properly accounting for blending lines. Instead, we find NGC 6522 to be an unremarkable globular cluster with comparable abundance trends to other Galactic globular clusters at the same metallicity ([Fe/H] = -1.15 ± 0.16). The stars are also chemically similar to halo and bulge field stars at the same metallicity, spanning a small range in [Y/Ba] and with normal α-element abundances. We thus find no observational evidence for any chemical signatures of rapidly rotating Population III stars in NGC 6522.
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/66948
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.rightsAuthor/s retain copyrighten_AU
dc.sourceMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
dc.titleNGC 6522: A typical globular cluster in the galactic bulge without signatures of rapidly rotating population III stars
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage2998
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage2994
local.contributor.affiliationNess, M, Max-Planck-Institut
local.contributor.affiliationAsplund, Martin, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationCasey , A R, University of Cambridge
local.contributor.authoremailu4042723@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidAsplund, Martin, u4042723
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor020104 - Galactic Astronomy
local.identifier.absseo970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB1373
local.identifier.citationvolume445
local.identifier.doi10.1093/mnras/stu2144
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84924565836
local.identifier.thomsonID000346962900067
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBya383154
local.type.statusPublished Version

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