VLT-UVES abundance analysis of four giants in NGC 6553

2006/09/06 by A. Alves-Brito, B. Barbuy, M. Zoccali +10 · 44 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Abundance (ecology) #Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Galaxy #Galaxy groups and clusters #Globular cluster #Star cluster #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #TRACE (psycholinguistics) #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065488

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 460(1), 269-276 (EDP Sciences) · 15 pages, 8 figures, A&A, in press

openalex publication_date 2006/09/06 · arxiv created 2006/09/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context.Metal-rich globular clusters trace the formation of bulges. Abundance ratios in the metal-rich globular clusters such as NGC 6553 can constrain the formation timescale of the Galactic bulge.

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