Horizontal-branch morphology and multiple stellar populations in the anomalous globular cluster M22

Abstract

M22 is an anomalous globular cluster that hosts two groups of stars with different metallicity and s-element abundance. The star-to-star light-element variations in both groups, with the presence of individual Na-O and C-N anticorrelations, demonstrates that this Milky-Way satellite has experienced a complex star-formation history. We have analysed FLAMES/UVES spectra for seven stars covering a small color interval, on the reddest horizontal-branch (HB) portion of this cluster and investigated possible relations between the chemical composition of a star and its location along the HB. Our chemical abundance analysis takes into account effects introduced by deviations from the local-thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE effects), that are significant for the measured spectral lines in the atmospheric parameters range spanned by our stars. We find that all the analysed stars are barium-poor and sodium-poor, thus supporting the idea that the position of a star along the HB is strictly related to the chemical composition, and that the HB-morphology is influenced by the presence of different stellar populations.

21 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

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