Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-04-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 7 figures (accepted for publication in A&A)
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20020748
The near-infrared behavior of the red giant branch (RGB hereafter) as a function of abundance is examined with an unprecedented large sample of 27 Galactic globular clusters with Two Micron All Sky Survey photometry. We propose a new simplified analyses, involving the zero point of the RGB slope fit, and derive calibrations for the RGB slope, zero point, and tip. The weak metallicity sensitivity of the zero point leads to a ``fan''-like diagram for obtaining the abundance distributions in resolved stellar systems, and reddening estimates. Finally, we apply the new calibrations to the recently discovered Galactic globular cluster 2MASS GC01, to derive [Fe/H]_H96=-1.19+/-0.38 mag. The uncertainty is dominated by the severe foreground contamination. We estimate an extinction of A_V=21.07+/-2.20 mag toward the cluster.
Borissova Jordanka
Ivanov Valentin Dimitrov
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