Spectra of dwarf stars in NGC 6752

A series of spectra of dwarf stars in the globular cluster NGC 6752, obtained with the UVES high-dispersion spectrograph at the 8.2-m VLT KUEYEN telescope. Sodium (Na) and Oxygen (O) lines are marked, and the spectra are arranged according to the strength of the Sodium lines, with the strongest at the top. It is obvious that stars with stronger Sodium lines (and therefore with a higher Sodium abundance) have weaker Oxygen lines (and are therefore poorer in Oxygen). Even with UVES, the most powerful high-resolution astronomical spectrograph in the world, exposures of up to 4.5 hours were required to record good spectra of these faint objects (V-mag = 17.2).

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Om bilden

ID:eso0107b
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:2 mars 2001
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0107
Storlek:800 x 783 px

Om objektet

Namn:NGC 6752
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Kategori:Stars

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Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Infrarött
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
UVES