Table · dataset · 2017
Chemical composition of globular cluster NGC 6426
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We present our detailed spectroscopic analysis of the chemical composition of four red giant stars in the halo globular cluster NGC 6426.
Description
We obtained high-resolution spectra using the Magellan2/MIKE spectrograph, from which we derived equivalent widths and subsequently computed abundances of 24 species of 22 chemical elements. For the purpose of measuring equivalent widths, we developed a new semi-automated tool, called EWCODE.
We report a mean Fe content of [Fe/H]=-2.34+/-0.05dex (stat.) in accordance with previous studies. At a mean {alpha}-abundance of [(Mg,Si,Ca)/3Fe]=0.39+/-0.03dex, NGC 6426 falls on the trend drawn by the Milky Way halo and other globular clusters at comparably low metallicities. The distribution of the lighter {alpha}-elements as well as the enhanced ratio [Zn/Fe]=0.39dex could originate from hypernova enrichment of the pre-cluster medium.
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We find tentative evidence for a spread in the elements Mg, Si, and Zn, indicating an enrichment scenario, where ejecta of evolved massive stars of a slightly older population polluted a newly born younger one. The heavy element abundances in this cluster fit well into the picture of metal-poor globular clusters, which in that respect appear to be remarkably homogeneous. The pattern of the neutron-capture elements heavier than Zn point towards an enrichment history governed by the r-process with only little - if any - sign of s-process contributions.
This finding is supported by the striking similarity of our program stars to the metal-poor field star HD 108317.
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- ADS 2017A&A...599A..97H ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017A%26A...599A..97H ↗
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- Astronomy & Astrophysics
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- Astronomical sciences 74%
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