The Unique Properties of omega Centauri Seen Through Stroemgren Eyes
Abstract
A revised metallicity calibration of the Stroemgren (b-y),m1 diagram, based on a sample of globular cluster and field red giant stars, is presented. This new calibration has been used to determine Stroemgren metallicities ([Fe/H]phot) for more than 1400 red giants in omega Centauri. Most of the stars belong to a metal poor ([Fe/H]phot = -1.7 dex), old population. A second more metal rich ([Fe/H]phot = -0.9 dex) population is found to be about 3 Gyr younger and more centrally concentrated than the old one. The CN-rich stars do not seem to follow the radial distribution of the metal rich population.
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