A semi-empirical study of the mass distribution of horizontal branch stars in M 3 (NGC 5272)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 487, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 185-195

  Valcarce, A A R ^a   Catelan, M ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Galaxy: globular clusters: individual: M 3; Stars: evolution; Stars: horizontal branch

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; HYSTERESIS MOTORS; STARS; TRELLIS CODES;

BI MODAL DISTRIBUTION; BIMODAL MASS DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EVOLUTION (CO); GAUSSIAN; GAUSSIAN SHAPES; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS; HORIZONTAL BRANCH (HB); HORIZONTAL BRANCH STARS; INDEPENDENT SETS; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); MASS DISTRIBUTIONS; MASS LOSSES; RED GIANTS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 48249108774     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078231     Document Type: Article

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