New response functions for absorption-line indices from high-resolution spectra

Details New response functions for absorption-line indices from high-resolution spectra New response functions for absorption-line indices from high-resolution spectra

2004-06-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406314v3

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

18 pages, to appear in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Basing on the huge library of 1-A resolution spectra calculated by Munari et al. over a large range of logT, log g, [Fe/H] and both for solar and a-enhanced abundance ratios [a/Fe], we present theoretical absorption-line indices on the Lick system. First we derive the so-called response functions (RFs) of Tripicco & Bell for a wide range of logT, log g, [Fe/H] and [a/Fe]=+0.4 dex. The RFs are commonly used to correct indices with solar [a/Fe] ratios to indices with [a/Fe]>0. Not only the RFs vary with the type of star but also with the metallicity. Secondly, with the aid of this and the fitting functions (FFs) of Worthey et al., we derive the indices for single stellar populations and compare them with those obtained by previous authors, e.g. Tantalo & Chiosi. The new RFs not only supersede the old ones by Tripicco & Bell, but also show that Hb increases with the degree of enhancement in agreement with the results by Tantalo & Chiosi. The new indices for single stellar populations are used to derive with aid of the recursive Minimum Distance method the age, metallicity and degree of enhancement of a sample of Galactic Globular Clusters for which these key parameters have been independently derived from the Colour-Magnitude Diagram and/or spectroscopic studies. The agreement is remarkably good.

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