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view Abstract Citations (38) References (45) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Blue Horizontal Branch Stars in M92 Cohen, J. G. ; McCarthy, J. K. Abstract We have analyzed high dispersion and high precision spectra of 5 blue horizontal branch stars in the globular cluster M92 to establish that the projected rotational velocity for these stars ranges from 15 to 40 \kms. This is larger than that expected based on the rotation of their main sequence progenitors, the spin down of rotation with age, and the conservation of angular momentum. Possible explanations include a rapidly rotating stellar core. An abundance analysis of these spectra of these blue HB stars in M92 yields the same results as have been obtained from the giants in this cluster. There is a hint of a trend of higher abundance as the projected surface rotational velocity increases, which could be chance and requires confirmation. Publication: The Astronomical Journal Pub Date: April 1997 DOI: 10.1086/118348 arXiv: arXiv:astro-ph/9701045 Bibcode: 1997AJ....113.1353C Keywords: Astrophysics E-Print: 14 pages with 2 figures, LateX, to be published in the Astronomical Journal full text sources arXiv | ADS | data products SIMBAD (6)
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