Variations in the Na-O anticorrelation in globular clusters: Evidence for a deep mixing episode in red giant branch stars

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2010-03-18

arxiv.org/abs/1003.3516v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 5 pages, 4 figures and 2 tables.

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The Na-O anticorrelation seen in almost all globular clusters ever studied using high-resolution spectroscopy is now generally explained by the primordial pollution from the first generation of the intermediate-mass asymptotic giant branch stars to the proto-stellar clouds of the second generation of stars. However, the primordial pollution scenario may not tell the whole story for the observed Na-O anticorrelations in globular clusters. Using the recent data by Carretta and his collaborators, the different shapes of the Na-O anticorrelations for red giant branch stars brighter than and fainter than the red giant branch bump can be clearly seen. If the elemental abundance measurements by Carretta and his collaborators are not greatly in error, this variation in the Na-O anticorrelation against luminosity indicates an internal deep mixing episode during the ascent of the low-mass red giant branch in globular clusters. Our result implies that the multiple stellar population division scheme solely based on [O/Fe] and [Na/Fe] ratios of a globular cluster, which is becoming popular, is not reliable for stars brighter than the red giant branch bump. Our result also suggests that sodium supplied by the deep mixing may alleviate the sodium under-production problem within the primordial asymptotic giant branch pollution scenario.

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