Spectroscopic analyses of the "blue hook" stars in ω Centauri: A test of the late hot flasher scenario

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-43

  Moehler, S ^a   Sweigart, A V ^a   Landsman, W B ^a   Dreizler, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branch; Galaxy: globular clusters: individual: NGC 5139; Stars: evolution; Stars: horizontal

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; HELIUM; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HORIZONTAL BRANCH (HB) STARS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0036852051     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021248     Document Type: Article

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