On the observational properties of He-burning stars: Some clues on the tilt of the horizontal branch in metal-rich clusters

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 569, Issue 2 I, 2002, Pages 975-983

  Raimondo, G ^a,b   Castellani, V ^c,d   Cassisi, S ^a,e   Brocato, E ^a,f   Piotto, G ^g  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI COLLURANIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^f INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Globular clusters: general; Globular clusters: individual (NGC 6388, NGC 6441); Stars: evolution; Stars: horizontal branch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010321783     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339428     Document Type: Article

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