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PI: Ricardo Salinas, Gemini Observatory, rsalinas@gemini.edu
Address: South Operations Center, Colina el Pino s/n, La Serena, Coquimbo Chile
CoI: Kathy Vivas, CTIO
CoI: Jay Strader, Michigan State U.
CoI: Rodrigo Contreras, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
CoI: Catalina Labayru, Universidad de La Serena
Title: The role of stellar variability in the extended main sequence of intermediate-age LMC clusters
Abstract: The existence of multiple stellar populations is a widespread phenomenon in
massive Galactic star clusters. In the LMC intermediate- age globular clusters,
the presence of extended main sequence turn off points (MSTOs), has been either
interpreted as evidence for multiple stellar populations or an effect of stellar
rotation. Here we propose yet another ingredient to this puzzle: the fact that
the MSTO of these clusters passes through the instability strip. Stellar
variability at the MSTO level would artificially increase the magnitude and
color spread if not properly taken into account, making it new alternative to
explain this phenomenon. The proposed SOAR/SAM observations will be the first
in-depth study of short-period variability in four LMC intermediate-age
clusters, testing the variables-as-multiple-populations hypothesis and give new
period-luminosity relations for these variables.
Program Type: Standard/Galactic
Scheduled Nights:
Run 1 (2017B): SOAR/SAMI -- 3n on Jan 03 - Jan 05 2018
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8000, Fax: (520) 318-8360
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