Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-06-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
3 pages, no figures, uses IAU207_pasp.sty. To appear in the proceedings of IAU Symp. 207, "Extragalactic Star Clusters", eds.
Scientific paper
Globular cluster ages are more than just lower limits to the age of the universe; the distribution of ages constraints the timescales for galaxy formation and chemical evolution. Globular cluster populations with different metallicities have now been detected in many galaxies, and understanding how these populations formed requires knowing their relative ages. We examined the relative ages of the two M31 globular cluster populations using their color and luminosity distributions and found that the metal-rich clusters could be up to 50% younger than the metal-poor clusters. While a small delay in the formation of metal-rich clusters might be imposed by chemical enrichment timescales, a large age gap demands a more detailed explanation. I outline several possibilities and their promises and problems.
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