On the relationship between metallicity distributions of globular clusters and of circumgalactic gas
arXiv:1809.00621 · doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2419
Abstract
The abundance of alpha elements and iron in stars of globular clusters shows the composition of the gaseous medium, in which they have been formed. In the present paper, we discuss a possibility to consider dense clouds of circumgalactic gas (partial Lyman limit systems and Lyman limit systems) observed in the 100 - 130 kpc neighbourhood of galaxies at redshifts of 0.1<z<1.1 as being the residual parts of clouds, in which globular clusters have been formed. Conclusions have been drawn based on statistical analysis of the abundance of magnesium and iron in globular clusters and in circumgalactic clouds and on the spatial location of objects of both types.
11 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Main Journal
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