The Dynamics of 47 Tucanae

  • G. S. Da Costa
  • K. C. Freeman
Part of the International Astronomical Union. Symposium book series (IAUS, volume 113)

Abstract

Observations made at Las Campanas Observatory and at the Anglo-Australian Observatory have been used to determine line-of-sight velocities with an average accuracy of 3 kms-1 for 135 member stars in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae. The velocities were derived from cross-correlation techniques applied to 30 A/mm spectra obtained with digital sky-subtracting detectors. The spectra themselves have been used to analyze the cyanogen anomalies on the red giant branch in this cluster (Norris et al., 1984). When combined with the velocities published by the CORAVEL group (Mayor et al., 1983), these observations yield velocities for 212 stars with projected distances from the cluster center ranging from 3 to 68 core radii.

Keywords

Velocity Dispersion Globular Cluster Core Radius Star Count Projected Rotation Velocity 
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© International Astronomical Union 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • G. S. Da Costa
    • 1
  • K. C. Freeman
    • 2
  1. 1.Yale University ObservatoryNew HavenUSA
  2. 2.Mt. Stromlo and Siding Spring ObservatoryAustralia

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