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Multiple Sequences of M-dwarfs in NGC 2808 and ω Centauri.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

A. P. Milone
A. P. Milone*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofì sica de Canarias and Department of Astrophysics, University of La Laguna, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; email: milone@iac.es
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The infrared channel of the Wide-Field Camera 3 on the Hubble Space Telescope revealed multiple main sequences of very low-mass stars in the globular clusters NGC 2808 and ω Cen. In this paper I summarize the observational facts and provide a possible interpretation.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 241 - 242
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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