On the lithium content of the globular cluster M92

Details On the lithium content of the globular cluster M92 On the lithium content of the globular cluster M92

2002-09-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209434v1

Astron.Astrophys. 395 (2002) 515-518

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

A&A accepted

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20021375

I use literature data and a new temperature calibration to determine the Li abundances in the globular cluster M 92. Based on the same data, Boesgaard et al. have claimed that there is a dispersion in Li abundances in excess of observational errors. This result has been brought as evidence for Li depletion in metal-poor dwarfs. In the present note I argue that there is no strong evidence for intrinsic dispersion in Li abundances, although a dispersion as large as 0.18 dex is possible. The mean Li abundance, A(Li)=2.36, is in good agreement with recent results for field stars and TO stars in the metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6397. The simplest interpretation is that this constant value represents the primordial Li abundance.

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