Calcium and CN bimodality of RGB stars in Globular clusters with Multiple Populations

  • Lim, Dongwook (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research & Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Roh, Dong-Goo (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research & Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Han, Sang-Il (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research & Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Wook (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research & Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
  • Published : 2012.10.17

Abstract

A number of recent observations have established that many globular clusters have double or multiple stellar populations. In particular, recent Calcium and Stromgren b & photometry shows a split in the RGB of some of these globular clusters, including M22, NGC 1851, and NGC 288. However, the origin of this split in the RGB is still controversial. In order to confirm the real difference in Calcium abundance between the two RGBs, we have performed low resolution spectroscopy for RGB stars in these globular clusters. The spectral data were obtained from WFCCD/duPont 2.5m telescope in Las Campanas Observatory. We found a significant bimodality of both Calcium and CN abundances in M22 and NGC 1851. NGC 288, however, shows a clear bimodality only in CN abundance.

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