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view Abstract Citations (44) References (35) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Some implications for the early chemical and dynamical evolution of the Large Magellanic Cloud from observations of the oldest globular clusters Cowley, A. P. ; Hartwick, F. D. A. Abstract Observations of giant stars in the oldest Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) globular clusters were used to deduce metal abundances and radial velocities for the clusters. From the distribution of metallicities, radial velocities, position in the sky, position in the two-color diagram, color-magnitude diagram morphology, and distribution of ellipticities, it is argued that these clusters make up a different dynamical component from the young disk (i.e., halo). Based on this conclusion, a tentative scenario for the early chemical and dynamical evolution of the LMC is presented. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: August 1982 DOI: 10.1086/160149 Bibcode: 1982ApJ...259...89C Keywords: Chemical Evolution; Globular Clusters; Magellanic Clouds; Stellar Evolution; Stellar Spectra; Abundance; Color-Magnitude Diagram; Data Reduction; Metallic Stars; Radial Velocity; Astrophysics full text sources ADS | data products NED (1)
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