The Chemical Evolution of Globular Clusters - II. Metals and Fluorine

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2011-09-09

arxiv.org/abs/1109.1938v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 15 pages, 10 figures

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In the first paper in this series, we proposed a new framework in which to model the chemical evolution of globular clusters. This model, is predicated upon the assumption that clusters form within an interstellar medium enriched locally by the ejecta of a single Type Ia supernova and varying numbers of asymptotic giant branch stars, superimposed on an ambient medium pre-enriched by low-metallicity Type II supernovae. Paper I was concerned with the application of this model to the observed abundances of several reactive elements and so-called non-metals for three classical intermediate-metallicity clusters, with the hallmark of the work being the successful recovery of many of their well-known elemental and isotopic abundance anomalies. Here, we expand upon our initial analysis by (a) applying the model to a much broader range of metallicities (from the factor of three explored in Paper I, to now, a factor of ~50; i.e., essentially, the full range of Galactic globular cluster abundances, and (b) incorporating a broader suite of chemical species, including a number of iron-peak isotopes, heavier alpha-elements, and fluorine. While most empirical globular cluster abundance trends are reproduced, our model would suggest the need for a higher production of Ca, Si, and Cu in low-metallicity (or so-called "prompt") Type Ia supernovae than predicted in current stellar models in order to reproduce the observed trends in NGC 6752, and a factor of two reduction in carbon production from asymptotic giant branch stars to explain the observed trends between carbon and nitrogen. Observations of heavy-element isotopes produced primarily by Type Ia supernovae, including those of titanium, iron, and nickel, could support/refute unequivocally our proposed framework. Hydrodynamical simulations would be necessary to study its viability from a dynamical point of view.

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