Testing population synthesis models with globular cluster colors

Details Testing population synthesis models with globular cluster colors Testing population synthesis models with globular cluster colors

2000-01-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0001087v1

Astrophys.J. 531 (2000) L29

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

To appear in ApJ Letters; 8 pages including 3 figures and 1 table

Scientific paper

10.1086/312511

We have measured an extensive set of UBVRIJHK colors for M31 globular clusters [Barmby et al. 2000]. We compare the predicted simple stellar population colors of three population synthesis models to the intrinsic colors of Galactic and M31 globular clusters. The best-fitting models fit the cluster colors very well -- the weighted mean color offsets are all < 0.05 mag. The most significant offsets between model and data are in the U and B passbands; these are not unexpected and are likely due to problems with the spectral libraries used by the models. The metal-rich clusters ([Fe/H] > -0.8) are best fit by young (8 Gyr) models, while the metal-poor clusters are best fit by older (12--16 Gyr) models. If this range of globular cluster ages is correct, it implies that conditions for cluster formation must have existed for a substantial fraction of the galaxies' lifetimes.

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