The multiplicity of the subgiant branch of ω centauri: Evidence for prolonged star formation

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 663, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 296-314

  Villanova, S ^a   Piotto, G ^a   King, I R ^b   Anderson, J ^c   Bedin, L R ^d   Gratton, R G ^e   Cassisi, S ^f   Momany, Y ^e   Bellini, A ⁱ   Cool, A M ^g   Recio Blanco, A ^h   Renzini, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^f INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI COLLURANIA   (Italy)

^g SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Galaxy: abundances; Globular clusters: individual (NGC 5139); Hertzsprung Russell diagram

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547164887     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517905     Document Type: Article

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