NGC 6441: Another indication of very high helium content in globular cluster stars

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 463, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 949-955

  Caloi, V ^a   D'Antona, F ^b  

^a INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxy: globular clusters: general; Galaxy: globular clusters: individual: NGC 6441; Stars: horizontal branch

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALAXIES; HELIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STARS;

GALAXY: GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: GENERAL; GALAXY: GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 6441; STARS: HORIZONTAL-BRANCH;

COSMOLOGY;

EID: 33847749905     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066074     Document Type: Article

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