Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010iaus..266..131c&link_type=abstract
Star clusters: basic galactic building blocks throughout time and space, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IA
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Stars: Abundances, Globular Clusters: General
Scientific paper
Galactic globular cluster (GC) stars exhibit abundance patterns that are not shared by their field counterparts, namely the well-documented O-Na, C-N and Mg-Al anticorrelations. Recent observations provide compelling evidence that these abundance anomalies were already present in the intracluster gas from which the presently observed stars formed. The current explanation is that the gas was polluted very early in the history of the GC by material processed through H burning at high temperatures and then lost by stars more massive than the long-lived stars we still observe today. However the ‘polluters’ have not yet been unambiguously identified. Most studies have focused on asymptotic giant brach stars, but rotating massive stars present an interesting alternative. Here, we critically analyse the pros and cons of both potential stellar polluters. We discuss the constraints that the observational data provide on stellar nucleosynthesis and hydrodynamics, as well as on the formation and early evolution of very massive star clusters.
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