Spectroscopy of horizontal branch stars in NGC 6752

2007/08/23 by C. Moni Bidin, S. Moehler, G. Piotto +2
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Blue straggler #Context (archaeology) #Geology #Globular cluster #Horizontal branch #Paleontology #Physics #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078184

12 pages, 10 figures, accepted for pubblication in A&A. Replaced for typos and better LaTeX output

arxiv created 2007/08/23 · openalex publication_date 2007/08/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2020/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Context.The determination of fundamental parameters for horizontal branch stars in Galactic globular clusters frequently gives puzzling results, pointing to the lack of our understanding of their atmospheric structure and the inadequate approximations by the models.

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