The double main sequence of Omega Centauri

Details The double main sequence of Omega Centauri The double main sequence of Omega Centauri

2004-06-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406076v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 2 figures, Mem.S.A.It., Milano, 19-23 April 2004, in press

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Recent, high precision photometry of Omega Centauri, the biggest Galactic globular cluster, has been obtained with Hubble Space Telescope. The color magnitude diagram reveals an unexpected bifurcation of colors in the main sequence (MS). The newly found double MS, the multiple turnoffs and subgiant branches, and other sequences discovered in the past along the red giant branch of this cluster add up to a fascinating but frustrating puzzle. Among the possible explanations for the blue main sequence an anomalous overabundance of helium is suggested. The hypothesis will be tested with a set of FLAMES@VLT data we have recently obtained (ESO DDT program), and with forthcoming ACS@HST images.

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