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MAD@VLT: Deep into the Madding Crowd of Omega Centauri

Authors :
Bono, G.
Calamida, A.
Corsi, C. E.
Stetson, P. B.
Marchetti, E.
Amico, P.
Moroni, P. G. Prada
Ferraro, I.
Iannicola, G.
Monelli, M.
Buonanno, R.
Caputo, F.
Dall'Ora, M.
Degl'Innocenti, S.
D'Odorico, S.
Freyhammer, L. M.
Koester, D.
Nonino, M.
Piersimoni, A. M.
Pulone, L.
Romaniello, M.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We present deep and accurate Near-Infrared (NIR) photometry of the Galactic Globular Cluster (GC) Omega Cen. Data were collected using the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Demonstrator (MAD) on VLT (ESO). The unprecedented quality of the images provided the opportunity to perform accurate photometry in the central crowded regions. Preliminary results indicate that the spread in age among the different stellar populations in Omega Cen is limited.<br />Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Springer Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, "Science with the VLT in the ELT era", ed. A. Moorwood

Subjects

Subjects :
Astrophysics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.0803.2207
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9190-2_12