Title of article :
Chemical composition of stellar populations in ω Centauri
Author/Authors :
A. F. Marino، نويسنده , , G. Piotto، نويسنده , , R. Gratton and S. Randich، نويسنده , , A. P. Milone، نويسنده , , M. Zoccali، نويسنده , , L. R. Bedin، نويسنده , , S. Villanova، نويسنده , , A. Bellini، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Abstract :
We derive abundances of Fe, Na, O, α and s-elements from GIRAFFE@VLT spectra for more than 200 red giant stars in the Milky Way satellite ω Centauri. Our preliminary results are that: (i) we confirm that ω Centauri exhibits large star-to-star metallicity variation (∼ 1.4 dex); (ii) the metallicity distribution reveals the presence of at least five stellar populations with different [Fe/H]; (iii) a distinct Na-O anticorrelation is clearly observed for the metal-poor and metal-intermediate stellar populations while apparently the anticorrelation disappears for the most metal rich populations. Interestingly the Na level grows with iron.
Keywords :
Globular clusters: individual (Omega Centauri) , Galaxy: stellar content
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union