Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010iaus..268..129c&link_type=abstract
Light Elements in the Universe, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 268, p. 129-134
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Stars: Fundamental Parameters, Late-Type – Subdwarfs – Globular Clusters: Individual (Ωcen, Ngc 2808, 47 Tuc)
Scientific paper
For nearby K dwarfs, the broadening of the observed Main Sequence at low metallicities is much narrower than expected from isochrones with the standard helium-to-metal enrichment ratio ΔY/ΔZ~2. A much higher value, of order 10, is formally needed to reproduce the observed broadening, but it returns helium abundances in awkward contrast with Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. This steep enrichment ratio resembles, on a milder scale, the very high ΔY/ΔZ estimated from the multiple Main Sequences observed in some metal-poor Globular Clusters. We argue that a revision of low Main Sequence stellar models, suggested from nearby stars, could help to reduce the overwhelmingly high ΔY/ΔZ deduced so far for those clusters. Under the most favourable assumptions, the estimated helium content for the enriched populations may decrease from Y ≃ 0.4 to as low as Y ≃ 0.3, with intermediate values being plausible.
Casagrande Luca
Flynn Chris
Portinari Laura
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