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On the origin of the helium-rich population in the peculiar globular cluster Omega Centauri
D. Romano, M. Tosi, M. Cignoni +3
In this contribution we discuss the origin of the extreme helium-rich stars which inhabit the blue main sequence (bMS) of the Galactic globular cluster Omega Centauri. In a scenari…
astro-ph.GA2009
Galactic evolution of D, 3He and 4He
Donatella Romano
The uncertainties which still plague our understanding of the evolution of the light nuclides D, 3He and 4He in the Galaxy are described. Measurements of the local abundance of deu…
astro-ph.GA2009★ 22 cited
On the origin of the helium-rich population in Omega Centauri
D. Romano, M. Tosi, M. Cignoni +3
To study the possible origin of the huge helium enrichment attributed to the stars on the blue main sequence of Omega Centauri, we make use of a chemical evolution model that has p…