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- Gruyters, Pieter, 1986-, et al.
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Atomic diffusion and mixing in old stars V : A deeper look into the globular cluster NGC6752
- 2014
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Ingår i: Astronomy and Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 567, s. A72-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Context. Abundance trends in heavier elements with evolutionary phase have been shown to exist in the globular cluster NGC6752 ([Fe/H] = −1.6). These trends are a result of atomic diffusion and additional (non-convective) mixing. Studying such trends can provide us with important constraints on the extent to which diffusion modifies the internal structure and surface abundances of solartype, metal-poor stars.Aims. Taking advantage of a larger data sample, we investigate the reality and the size of these abundance trends and address questions and potential biases associated with the various stellar populations that make up NGC6752.Methods. We perform an abundance analysis by combining photometric and spectroscopic data of 194 stars located between the turnoff point and the base of the red giant branch. Stellar parameters are derived from ubvy Strömgren photometry. Using the quantitative-spectroscopy package SME, stellar surface abundances for light elements such as Li, Na, Mg, Al, and Si as well as heavier elements such as Ca, Ti, and Fe are derived in an automated way by fitting synthetic spectra to individual lines in the stellar spectra, obtained with the VLT/FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectrograph.Results. Based on ubvy Strömgren photometry, we are able to separate three stellar populations in NGC 6752 along the evolutionary sequence from the base of the red giant branch down to the turnoff point. We find weak systematic abundance trends with evolutionary phase for Ca, Ti, and Fe which are best explained by stellar-structure models including atomic diffusion with efficient additional mixing. We derive a new value for the initial lithium abundance of NGC6752 after correcting for the effect of atomic diffusion and additional mixing which falls slightly below the predicted standard BBN value.Conclusions. We find three stellar populations by combining photometric and spectroscopic data of 194 stars in the globular cluster NGC6752. Abundance trends for groups of elements, differently affected by atomic diffusion and additional mixing, are identified. Although the statistical significance of the individual trends is weak, they all support the notion that atomic diffusion is operational along the evolutionary sequence of NGC6752.
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- Nordlander, Thomas, 1985-, et al.
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Lithium in globular clusters: significant systematics : Atomic diffusion, the temperature scale, and pollution in NGC 6397
- 2012
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Ingår i: Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana. ; , s. 110-116
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- We describe our latest investigation of stars in NGC 6397, as an update to Korn et al. There, effects of atomic diffusion were found to significantly affect surface abundances of lithium, as well as iron and magnesium.In this updated analysis, we have adopted a new, hotter, temperature scale. Additionally, we now analyze lithium in NLTE, have added chromium in NLTE to the analysis, and corrected magnesium abundances for effects of cluster-internal pollution. We determine abundances in six chemical elements. Significant evolutionary variations on the 3 sigma level are still identified in the iron abundances. Variations in all six elements match model predictions only if atomic diffusion processes are moderated by turbulent mixing of moderate efficiency.We infer an intial cluster lithium abundance abundance Li = 2.57 ± 0.10, which agrees with WMAP-calibrated BBN predictions, abundance Li = 2.71 ± 0.06.
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