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We present new B, V and I-band photometry for a sample of 43 local subdwarfs with HIPPARCOS parallax errors < 13%, in the metallicity range -1.0 < [Fe/H] < -0.3, which we use to perform main sequence (MS) fitting to the Galactic globular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Susan M. Percival , Maurizio Salaris , Francois van Wyk , David Kilkenny

Fundamental parameters and time-evolution of mass loss are investigated for post-main-sequence stars in the Galactic globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104). This is accomplished by fitting spectral energy distributions (SEDs) to existing…

We report on evidence of the inhomogeneity (multiplicity) of the stellar population in the Galactic globular cluster (GC) NGC 3201, which is irregularly reddened across its face. We carried out a more detailed and careful analysis of our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 V. Kravtsov , G. Alcaino , G. Marconi , F. Alvarado

The stellar populations in a stellar complex in NGC 6946 are analyzed on images taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. The complex is peculiar by its very high density of stars and clusters and…

We seek to resolve the tension in the literature regarding the presence of radially segregated multiple populations in Galactic globular cluster M13. Previous studies of this nearby cluster have presented discordant results about the degree…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-18 Jason P. Smolinski , Willem B. Hoogendam , Alex J. Van Kooten , Peyton Benac , Zachary J. Bruce

Spectroscopy has shown the presence of the CN band dicothomy and the Na-O anticorrelations for 50--70% of the investigated samples in the cluster 47 Tuc, otherwise considered a "normal" prototype of high metallicity clusters from the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 M. Di Criscienzo , P. Ventura , F. D' Antona , A. Milone , G. Piotto

The central regions of six Galactic Globular Clusters (GGCs) (M3, M80, M10, M13, M92 and NGC 288) have been imaged using HST-WFPC2 and the ultraviolet (UV) filters (F255W, F336W). The selected sample covers a large range in both central…

Recent work has shown that NIR Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photometry allows us to disentangle multiple populations (MPs) among M dwarfs of globular clusters (GCs) and investigate this phenomenon in very low-mass (VLM) stars. Here, we…

We present an analysis of optical and ultraviolet Hubble Space Telescope photometry for evolved stars in the core of the distant massive globular cluster NGC 2419. We characterize the horizontal branch (HB) population in detail including…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eric L. Sandquist , Jordan M. Hess

Globular clusters being old and densely packed serve as ideal laboratories to test stellar evolution theories. Although there is enormous literature on globular clusters in optical bands, studies in the ultraviolet (UV) regime are sparse.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-15 K. J. Nikitha , S. Vig , S. K. Ghosh

We present deep Hubble Space Telescope optical imaging observations of two Galactic globular clusters, 47 Tuc and M15, using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) longpass (LP) filter and the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Mark L. Houdashelt , Rosemary F. G. Wyse , Gerard Gilmore

In this paper we present a multi-wavelength analysis of the complex stellar populations within the massive globular cluster Mayall II (G1), a satellite of the nearby Andromeda galaxy projected at a distance of 40 kpc. We used images…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-13 D. Nardiello , G. Piotto , A. P. Milone , R. M. Rich , S. Cassisi , L. R. Bedin , A. Bellini , A. Renzini

We investigate possible relations between the abundances of zinc and the light elements sodium, magnesium, and potassium in the atmospheres ofred giant branch (RGB) stars of the Galactic globular cluster 47~Tuc and study connections between…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-11 A. Černiauskas , A. Kučinskas , J. Klevas , P. Bonifacio , H. -G. Ludwig , E. Caffau , M. Steffen

We present high spatial resolution, far ultraviolet (FUV) F140LP observations of 12 massive globular clusters in M 31 obtained using the ACS/SBC on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). These observations resolve the cluster profiles to scales…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-19 Mark Peacock , Stephen Zepf , Thomas Maccarone , Arunav Kundu , Christian Knigge , Andrea Dieball , Jay Strader

We present HST observations that show a bifurcation of colors in the middle main sequence of the globular cluster Omega Centauri. We see this in three different fields, observed with different cameras and filters. We also present high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-05 L. R. Bedin , G. Piotto , J. Anderson , S. Cassisi , I. R. King , Y. Momany , G. Carraro , .

The color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of globular cluster NGC1651 has special structures including a broad main sequence, an extended main sequence turn-off and an extended red giant clump. The reason for such special CMDs remains unclear. In…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Zhongmu Li , Caiyan Mao , Li Chen

The "chromosome maps" (ChMs) of globular clusters (GCs) have revealed that these ancient structures are not homogeneous in metallicity in various ways, and in different natures. The Type II GCs generally display larger variations, sometimes…

This paper explores if, and to what an extent, the stellar populations of early type galaxies can be traced through the colour distribution of their globular cluster systems. The analysis, based on a galaxy sample from the Virgo ACS data,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Juan C. Forte , E. Irene Vega , Favio R. Faifer

Multiple stellar populations (MPs) are a distinct characteristic of Globular Clusters (GCs). Their general properties have been widely studied among main sequence, red giant branch (RGB) and horizontal branch (HB) stars, but a common…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-31 E. P. Lagioia , A. P. Milone , A. F. Marino , M. Tailo , A. Renzini , M. Carlos , G. Cordoni , E. Dondoglio , S. Jang , A. Karakas , A. Dotter

It has become clear in recent years that globular clusters are not simple stellar populations, but may host chemically distinct sub-populations, typically with an enhanced helium abundance. These helium-rich populations can make up a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Evert Glebbeek , Alison Sills , Nathan Leigh