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Titolo: | FORS2/VLT survey of Milky Way globular clusters. I. Description of the method for derivation of metal abundances in the optical and application to NGC 6528, NGC 6553, M 71, NGC 6558, NGC 6426, and Terzan 8 | Autori: | Dias, B. Barbuy, B. Saviane, I. HELD, Enrico Valerio Da Costa, G. S. Ortolani, S. Vasquez, S. GULLIEUSZIK, MARCO Katz, D. |
Data pubblicazione: | 2015 | Rivista: | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | Numero: | 573 | Fascicolo: | January 2015 | Da pagina:: | A13 | Abstract: | Context. We have observed almost one third of the globular clusters in the Milky Way, targeting distant and/or highly reddened objects, as well as a few reference clusters. A large sample of red giant stars was observed with FORS2 at VLT/ESO at R ~ 2000. The method for deriving stellar parameters is presented with application to six reference clusters. <BR /> Aims: We aim at deriving the stellar parameters effective temperature, gravity, metallicity, and alpha-element enhancement as well as the radial velocity to confirm the membership of individual stars in each cluster. We analyse the spectra collected for the reference globular clusters NGC 6528 ([Fe/H] ~-0.1), NGC 6553 ([Fe/H] ~-0.2), M 71 ([Fe/H] ~-0.8), NGC 6558 ([Fe/H] ~-1.0), NGC 6426 ([Fe/H] ~-2.1), and Terzan 8 ([Fe/H] ~-2.2). They cover the full range of globular cluster metallicities, and are located in the bulge, disc, and halo. <BR /> Methods: Full spectrum-fitting techniques were applied by comparing each target spectrum with a stellar library in the optical region at 4560-5860 Å. We employed the library of observed spectra MILES, and the Coelho synthetic library. We validated the method by recovering the known atmospheric parameters for 49 well-studied stars that cover a wide range in the parameter space. We adopted as final stellar parameters (effective temperatures, gravities, metallicities) the average of results using the observed and synthetic spectral libraries. <BR /> Results: We identified 4 member stars in NGC 6528, 13 in NGC 6553, 10 in M 71, 5 in NGC 6558, 5 in NGC 6426, and 12 in Terzan 8. Radial velocities, T<SUB>eff</SUB>, log(g), [Fe/H], and alpha-element enhancements were derived. We derived ⟨ v<SUB>helio</SUB> ⟩ = -242 ± 11 km s<SUP>-1</SUP>, [Fe/H] = - 2.39 ± 0.04, [Mg/Fe] = 0.38 ± 0.06 for NGC 6426 from spectroscopy for the first time. <BR /> Conclusions: The method proved to be reliable for red giant stars observed with resolution R ~ 2000, yielding results compatible with high-resolution spectroscopy. The derived α-element abundances show [α/Fe] vs. [Fe/H] consistent with that of field stars at the same metallicities. <P />Based on observations collected at the European Southern Observatory/Paranal, Chile, under programmes 077.D-0775(A) and 089.D-0493(B).Figures 14-18, Tables 3, 4, and 6 are available in electronic form at <A href="http://www.aanda.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423996/olm">http://www.aanda.org</A> | Acknowledgments: | We are grateful to Paula Coelho for useful discussions. B.D. acknowledges financial support from CNPq and ESO. B.B. acknowledges partial financial support from CNPq and Fapesp. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/23098 | URL: | https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2015/01/aa23996-14/aa23996-14.html | ISSN: | 0004-6361 | DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201423996 | Bibcode ADS: | 2015A&A...573A..13D | Fulltext: | open |
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