• Title of article

    Helium-rich stars in globular clusters: constraints for self-enrichment by massive stars

  • Author/Authors

    Thibaut Decressin، نويسنده , , G. Meynet، نويسنده , , C. Charbonnel، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    135
  • To page
    140
  • Abstract
    Globular clusters exhibit peculiar chemical patterns where Fe and heavy elements are constant inside a given cluster while light elements (Li to Al) show strong star-to-star variations. This pattern can be explained by self-pollution of the intracluster gas by the slow winds of fast rotating massive stars. Besides, several main sequences have been observed in several globular clusters which can be understood only with different stellar populations with distinct He content. Here we explore how these He abundances can constrain the self-enrichment in globular clusters.
  • Keywords
    stars: abundances , horizontal-branch , Evolution , mass loss – globular clusters: general
  • Journal title
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
  • Record number

    675102