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Spectrophotometry in the integrated light of multiple populations in globular clusters

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2025-03-06 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

There is vast evidence from observations of multiple stellar populations (MPs) in globular clusters (GCs). To explore the issue theoretically, this work considers two subsolar metallicities, two ages, and two initial abundance patterns: a first population of standard α\alpha-enhanced metal mixture stars and a second stellar population displaying C-N and Na-O anticorrelations chemical abundance patterns, along with an enhanced helium fraction. Analysing the predictions for these extreme compositions, we provide insights into the observability of not-resolved MPs into individual stars of GCs. We use colours and spectrophotometric indices measurable with modern facilities (e.g. Euclid, LSST, DES, JWST).

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@article{arxiv.2503.02919,
  title  = {Spectrophotometry in the integrated light of multiple populations in globular clusters},
  author = {Vinicius Branco and Ariane Lançon and Paula Coelho and Guglielmo Costa and Thibaut Dumont and Lumara Martins and Philippe Prugniel and Fabrice Martins and Corinne Charbonnel and Ana Palacios},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.02919},
  year   = {2025}
}

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4 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, IAU Symposium Stellar populations in the Milky Way and beyond, Proceedings No. 395 2025