Spectroscopy of giants in LMC clusters. I. Velocities, abundances, and the age-metallicity relation
- Steward Observatory, Tucson, AZ (USA) Observatorio Interamericano de Cerro Tololo, La Serena (Chile) Naval Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ (USA)
Velocities and equivalent widths are presented for a large sample of LMC clusters. The calcium abundance is found to be a sensitive abundance indicator over a very wide range of (Fe/H) between 0.0 and -2.2. The age-metallicity relation is constructed for the inner and outer parts of the LMC. This relationsip can be characterized by a simple one-zone enrichment model. The abundances for the inner and outer clusters at an age of 2 Gyr are nearly identical, so that little radial abundance gradient is evident in the cluster system. 90 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5867959
- Journal Information:
- Astronomical Journal; (USA), Vol. 101; ISSN 0004-6256
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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