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
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