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Metallicities on the Double Main Sequence of omega Centauri Imply Large Helium Enhancement
Giampaolo Piotto, Sandro Villanova, Luigi R. Bedin +10
Having shown in a recent paper that the main sequence of omega Centauri is split into two distinct branches, we now present spectroscopic results showing that the bluer sequence is…
A Homogenous Set of Globular Cluster Relative Distances and Reddenings
A. Recio-Blanco, G. Piotto, F. De Angeli +6
We present distance modulus and reddening determinations for 72 Galactic globular clusters from the homogeneous photometric database of Piotto et al. (2002), calibrated to the HST…
The ubiquitous nature of the Horizontal Branch second U-jump: A link with the Blue Hook scenario?
Y. Momany, L. R. Bedin, S. Cassisi +5
In a previous paper we reported on a discontinuity in the extreme horizontal branch (EHB) of the Galactic globular cluster NGC6752, which we called the second U-jump. This feature…
Relative Frequencies of Blue Stragglers in Galactic Globular Clusters: Constraints for the Formation Mechanisms
Giampaolo Piotto, Francesca De Angeli, Ivan R. King +7
We discuss the main properties of the Galactic globular cluster (GC) blue straggler stars (BSS), as inferred from our new catalog containing nearly 3000 BSS. The catalog has been e…
Rotation velocities of hot horizontal branch stars in the globular clusters NGC 1904, NGC 2808, NGC 6093, and NGC 7078: the database
Alejandra Recio-Blanco, Giampaolo Piotto, Antonio Aparicio +1
We present radial and rotation (v sini) velocity measurements, from UVES+VLT high resolution spectra of 61 stars in the blue horizontal branches (HB) of the Galactic globular clust…