The Metallicity Distribution and Its Gradients in the LMC via Calcium Triplet Spectroscopy

Carrera, R.; Gallart, C.; Pancino, E.; Zinn, R.; Hardy, E.
Referencia bibliográfica

Chemical Abundances and Mixing in Stars in the Milky Way and its Satellites, ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA. ISBN 978-3-540-34135-2. Springer-Verlag, 2006, p. 230

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2006
Número de autores
5
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2
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1
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Descripción
We present a new calibration of the CaII triplet as metallicity indicator based in 4 globular and 11 open clusters which cover a range of metallicity - 2≤[Fe/H]≤+0.1 and age 13≤(Age/Gyr)≤0.25. We use it to derive the metallicity distribution in two fields situated at 5 and 8 degrees from the center of the LMC. We show that the mean [Fe/H] of the LMC field decreases as we move away from the bar.