A High Relative-Precision Color-Magnitude Diagram of M67

Abstract

We have calibrated an extensive set of BVI observations of M67. We have selected stars that are most likely to be single-star members of the cluster using proper motion, radial velocity, and variability information from the literature, and an examination of the most probable color-magnitude diagram locations of unresolved stellar blends. Observations of M67 turnoff stars are a severe test of algorithms attempting to describe convective cores in the limit of small extent, and we find strong evidence of a ``hook'' just fainter than the turnoff gap. The stars in M67 support assertions that the degree of convective core overshooting decreases to zero for stars with masses in the range 1.0 < (M / M_sun) < 1.5, but that the degree of overshoot is smaller than currently used in published isochrones. We also verify that all current theoretical models for the lower main sequence (with the exception of Baraffe et al. 1998) are too blue for M_V >~ 6 even when the sequences are shifted to match M67 near the M_V of the Sun, probably due to a combination of problems with color-T_eff transformations and realistic surface boundary conditions for models. Finally, we identify a subset of cluster members with unusual photometry (candidate red giant binaries, blue straggler stars, and triple systems) deserving of further study.

arXiv comment25 pages, 15 figures, accepted for MNRAS

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