The discovery of an anomalous subgiant branch in the color-magnitude diagram of ω Centauri

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 603, Issue 2 II, 2004, Pages

  Ferraro, Francesco R ^a   Sollima, Antonio ^a,b   Pancino, Elena ^b   Bellazzini, Michele ^b   Straniero, Oscar ^c   Origlia, Livia ^b   Cool, Adrienne M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI COLLURANIA   (Italy)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globular clusters: individual ( Centauri); Stars: evolution; Stars: Population

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142654368     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383149     Document Type: Article

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