Bibcode
DOI
Piotto, G.; Bedin, L. R.; Anderson, J.; King, I. R.; Cassisi, S.; Milone, A. P.; Villanova, S.; Pietrinferni, A.; Renzini, A.
Referencia bibliográfica
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 661, Issue 1, pp. L53-L56.
Fecha de publicación:
5
2007
Revista
Número de citas
648
Número de citas referidas
536
Descripción
Accurate photometry with HST's ACS shows that the main sequence (MS) of
the globular cluster NGC 2808 splits into three separate branches. The
three MS branches may be associated with the complexities of the
cluster's horizontal branch and of its abundance distribution. We
attribute the MS branches to successive rounds of star formation, with
different helium abundances; we discuss possible sources of helium
enrichment. Some other massive globulars also appear to have complex
populations; we compare them with NGC 2808.
Based on observations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained
at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by AURA,
Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555.