A large C+N+O abundance spread in giant stars of the globular cluster NGC 1851

Details A large C+N+O abundance spread in giant stars of the globular cluster NGC 1851 A large C+N+O abundance spread in giant stars of the globular cluster NGC 1851

2009-02-10

arxiv.org/abs/0902.1773v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-637X/695/1/L62

Abundances of C, N, and O are determined in four bright red giants that span the known abundance range for light (Na and Al) and s-process (Zr and La) elements in the globular cluster NGC 1851. The abundance sum C+N+O exhibits a range of 0.6 dex, a factor of 4, in contrast to other clusters in which no significant C+N+O spread is found. Such an abundance range offers support for the Cassisi et al. (2008) scenario in which the double subgiant branch populations are coeval but with different mixtures of C+N+O abundances. Further, the Na, Al, Zr, and La abundances are correlated with C+N+O, and therefore, NGC 1851 is the first cluster to provide strong support for the scenario in which AGB stars are responsible for the globular cluster light element abundance variations.

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