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JINA - Virtual Journal of Nuclear Astrophysics, 14 June 2013
Volume 11, Issue 24 (19 Articles)
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# 17 -
Sodium content as a predictor of the advanced evolution of globular cluster stars
Investigations show that all the second-generation stars in the globular cluster NGC 6752 fail to reach the asymptotic giant branch
(AGB)
phase
,
every AGB star in the sample has a low sodium abundance
,
indicating that they are exclusively first-generation stars.
Nature - Volume: 498, Issue: 7453
140-266