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2005MNRAS.363..897O - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 363, 897-904 (2005/November-1)

Near-infrared photometry and spectroscopy of NGC 6539 and UKS 1: two intermediate metallicity bulge globular clusters.

ORIGLIA L., VALENTI E., RICH R.M. and FERRARO F.R.

Abstract (from CDS):

Using the `son of ISAAC' (Infrared Spectrometer And Array Camera) imager at the European Southern Observatory New Technology Telescope and the near-infrared spectrographs on Keck II, we have obtained J, K images and echelle spectra covering the range 1.5-1.8µm for the intermediate metallicity bulge globular clusters NGC 6539 and UKS 1. We find [Fe/H]=-0.76 and -0.78, respectively, and an average α-enhancement of ~+0.44 and ~+0.31 dex, consistent with previous measurements of metal-rich bulge clusters, and favouring the scenario of rapid chemical enrichment. We also measure very low 12C/13C ~ 4.5±1 isotopic ratios in both clusters, suggesting that extra-mixing mechanisms due to cool bottom processing are at work during evolution along the red giant branch. Finally, we measure accurate radial velocities of <vr≥+31±4 and <vr≥+57±6 km/s and velocity dispersions of ~8 and ~11 km/s for NGC 6539 and UKS 1, respectively,

Abstract Copyright: 2005 RAS

Journal keyword(s): techniques: spectroscopic - stars: abundances - stars: late-type - Galaxy: bulge - globular clusters: individual: NGC 6539 - globular clusters: individual: UKS 1

Nomenclature: Table 1: Cl* NGC 6539 OVR N (Nos 1-6), [OVR2005] UKS 1 N (Nos 1-4).

Simbad objects: 15

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