The Peculiar Globular Cluster Palomar 1 and Persistence in the SDSS-APOGEE Database

Abstract

The SDSS-III APOGEE DR12 is a unique resource to search for stars beyond the tidal radii of star clusters. We have examined the APOGEE DR12 database for new candidates of the young star cluster Palomar 1, a system with previously reported tidal tails (Niederste-Ostholt et al. 2010). The APOGEE ASPCAP database includes spectra and stellar parameters for two known members of Pal 1 (Stars I and II), however these do not agree with the stellar parameters determined from optical spectra by Sakari et al. (2011). We find that the APOGEE analysis of these two stars is strongly affected by the known persistence problem (Majewski et al. 2015; Nidever et al. 2015). By re-examining the individual visits, and removing the blue (and sometimes green) APOGEE detector spectra affected by persistence, then we find excellent agreement in a re-analysis of the combined spectra. These methods are applied to another five stars in the APOGEE field with similar radial velocities and metallicities as those of Pal 1. Only one of these new candidates, Star F, may be a member located in the tidal tail based on its heliocentric radial velocity, metallicity, and chemistry. The other four candidates are not well aligned with the tidal tails, and comparison to the Besancon model (Robin et al. 2003) suggests that they are more likely to be non-members, i.e. part of the Galactic halo. This APOGEE field could be re-examined for other new candidates if the persistence problem can be removed from the APOGEE spectral database.

arXiv comment15 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures: Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 2017 June 23

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