Globular clusters with multiple red giant branches: Low-resolution spectroscopy

  • Lim, Dongwook (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research and Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Wook (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research and Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Roh, Dong-Goo (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research and Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Han, Sang-Il (Center for Galaxy Evolution Research and Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
  • Published : 2013.10.08

Abstract

Recent spectroscopic observations have provided evidences for the multiple stellar populations having different abundances in some massive globular clusters (GCs). In particular, some of these GCs show clear separations of red giant-branches (RGBs) in calcium narrow band photometry. In order to confirm the differences in heavy element abundances and radial velocities among multiple RGBs, we have performed the low-resolution spectroscopy for the RGB stars in these GCs. The spectral data were taken from the multi-object spectroscopic mode with WFCCD mounted on the du Pont 2.5m telescope in Las Campanas Observatory. In this talk, we will present our progress in the spectroscopic analysis of the RGB stars in these GCs.

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