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Constant light element abundances suggest that the extended P1 in NGC 2808 is not a consequence of CNO-cycle nucleosynthesis

Cabrera-Ziri, I.
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Lardo, C.  
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Mucciarelli, A.
May 1, 2019
Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society

Recent photometric results have identified a new population among globular cluster stars. This population, referred to as the 'extended P1', has been suggested to be the manifestation of a new abundance pattern where the initial mass fraction of He changes among cluster stars that share the same CNO values. The current paradigm for the formation of the multiple stellar populations in globular clusters assumes that variations in He are the product of chemical 'enrichment' by the ashes of the CNO-cycle (which changes He and other elements like C, N and O simultaneously). We obtained MIKE@Magellan spectra of six giant stars in NGC 2808, a cluster with one of the strongest examples of the extended P1 population. We provide the first complete characterization of the light elements abundances for the stars along a significant range of the extended P1 photometric group. The stars from our sample appear to be homogeneous in C, N, O, Na, Mg and Al. The lack of a significant change in these products of the CNO-cycle suggests that unlike the rest of the populations identified to date, the photometric changes responsible for the extended P1 feature are a consequence of an alternative mechanism. Our measurements are consistent with the interpretations where the changes of the He mass fraction among these stars could be a consequence of p-p chain nucleosynthesis (which could increase the He in stars without affecting heavier elements). Having said that, direct measurements of He are necessary to conclude if variations of this element are present among extended P1 stars.

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research article
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stz707
Web of Science ID

WOS:000474902000089

Author(s)
Cabrera-Ziri, I.
Lardo, C.  
Mucciarelli, A.
Date Issued

2019-05-01

Publisher

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

Published in
Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society
Volume

485

Issue

3

Start page

4128

End page

4133

Subjects

Astronomy & Astrophysics

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stars: abundances

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globular clusters: general

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globular clusters: individual: ngc 2808

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multiple stellar populations

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galactic globular-clusters

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uv legacy survey

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stars

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giants

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REVIEWED

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July 25, 2019
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/159388
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