Chemical evolution in star clusters: the role of mass and environment.

Martell, S. L.; Duffau, S.; Milone, A. P.; Smith, G. H.; Briley, M. M.; Grebel, E. K.
Referencia bibliográfica

Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v.84, p.42 (2013)

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2013
Número de autores
6
Número de autores del IAC
1
Número de citas
2
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1
Descripción
The process of chemical self-enrichment in stellar systems can be affected by the total mass of the system and the conditions of the large-scale environment. Globular clusters are a special dark matter-free case of chemical evolution, in which the only self-enrichment comes from material processed in stars, and only two bursts of star formation occur. We describe how observations of intermediate-age star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud can provide insight on the ways that mass and environment can affect the process of chemical enrichment in star clusters.