Bibcode
Marino, A. F.; Sneden, C.; Kraft, R. P.; Wallerstein, G.; Norris, J. E.; da Costa, G.; Milone, A. P.; Ivans, I. I.; Gonzalez, G.; Fulbright, J. P.; Hilker, M.; Piotto, G.; Zoccali, M.; Stetson, P. B.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 532, id.A8
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2011
Journal
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186
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161
Description
We present a detailed chemical composition analysis of 35 red giant
stars in the globular cluster M 22. High resolution spectra for this
study were obtained at five observatories, and analyzed in a uniform
manner. We have determined abundances of representative light
proton-capture, α, Fe-peak and neutron-capture element groups. Our
aim is to better understand the peculiar chemical enrichment history of
this cluster, in which two stellar groups are characterized by a
different content in iron, neutron capture elements Y, Zr and Ba, and
α element Ca. The principal results of this study are: (i)
substantial star-to-star metallicity scatter (- 2.0 ≲ [Fe/H] ≲
-1.6); (ii) enhancement of s-process/r-process neutron-capture abundance
ratios in a fraction of giants, positively correlated with metallicity;
(iii) sharp separation between the s-process-rich and s-process-poor
groups by [La/Eu] ratio; (iv) possible increase of [Cu/Fe] ratios with
increasing [Fe/H], suggesting that this element also has a significant
s-process component; and (v)presence of Na-O and C-N anticorrelations in
both the stellar groups.
Based on data collected at: Anglo-Australian Telescope with the
University College London Echelle Spectrograph, Apache Point Observatory
with the ARC Echelle Spectrograph, Lick Shane 3.0 m Telescope with the
Hamilton Echelle Spectrograph, McDonald Smith 2.7 m Telescope with the
Robert G. Tull Coudé Spectrograph, and European Southern
Observatory with the FLAMES/UVES spectrograph.Tables 3-6 are available
in electronic form at http://www.aanda.org
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