The ages of stars: The horizontal branch

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作者
Catelan, M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Amer, Dept Phys, Washington, DC 20064 USA
来源
AGES OF STARS | 2009年 / 258期
关键词
stars: abundances; evolution; Hertzsprung-Russell diagram; horizontal branch; mass loss; variables: other; Galaxy: formation; globular clusters: general; globular clusters: individual (M3; M13; NGC; 1851); galaxies: dwarf; COLOR-MAGNITUDE DIAGRAM; MAIN-SEQUENCE STARS; MILKY-WAY SATELLITE; RED GIANT BRANCH; GLOBULAR-CLUSTER; MASS-LOSS; OMEGA-CENTAURI; VARIABLE-STARS; HALO CLUSTERS; 2ND PARAMETER;
D O I
10.1017/S174392130903186X
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Horizontal branch (HB) stars play a particularly important role in the "age debate," since they are at the very center of the long-standing "second paranieter" problem. In this review, I discuss some recent; progress in our understanding of the nature and origin of HB stars.
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