ω Centauri:: The population puzzle goes deeper

被引:462
作者
Bedin, LR
Piotto, G
Anderson, J
Cassisi, S
King, IR
Momany, Y
Carraro, G
机构
[1] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Astron, I-35122 Padua, Italy
[2] Rice Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[3] Osservatorio Astron Collurania, I-64100 Teramo, Italy
[4] Univ Washington, Dept Astron, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
关键词
globular clusters : individual (omega Centauri); Hertzsprung-Russell diagram;
D O I
10.1086/420847
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present Hubble Space Telescope observations that show a bifurcation of colors in the middle main sequence of the globular cluster omega Centauri. We see this in three different fields, observed with different cameras and filters. We also present high-precision photometry of a central Advanced Camera for Surveys field, which shows a number of main-sequence turnoffs and subgiant branches. The double main sequence, the multiple turnoffs and subgiant branches, and other population sequences discovered in the past along the red giant branch of this cluster add up to a fascinating but frustrating puzzle. We suggest various explanations, none of them very conclusive.
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页码:L125 / L128
页数:4
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