%0 Journal Article %1 linden2017timing %A Linden, Sean T. %A Pryal, Matthew %A Hayes, Christian R. %A Troup, Nicholas W. %A Majewski, Steven R. %A Andrews, Brett H. %A Beers, Timothy C. %A Carrera, Ricardo %A Cunha, Katia %A Fernández-Trincado, J. G. %A Frinchaboy, Peter %A Geisler, Doug %A Lane, Richard R. %A Nitschelm, Christian %A Pan, Kaike %A Prieto, Carlos Allende %A Roman-Lopes, Alexandre %A Smith, Verne V. %A Sobeck, Jennifer %A Tang, Baitian %A Villanova, Sandro %A Zasowski, Gail %D 2017 %I The American Astronomical Society %J The Astrophysical Journal %K apogee astronomy disk_evolution galaxy ngc6791 %N 1 %P 49 %R 10.3847/1538-4357/aa6f17 %T Timing the Evolution of the Galactic Disk with NGC 6791: An Open Cluster with Peculiar High-α Chemistry as Seen by APOGEE %U https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6f17 %V 842 %X We utilize elemental-abundance information for Galactic red giant stars in five open clusters (NGC 7789, NGC 6819, M67, NGC 188, and NGC 6791) from the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) DR13 data set to age-date the chemical evolution of the high- and low-α element sequences of the Milky Way (MW). Key to this time-stamping is the cluster NGC 6791, whose stellar members have mean abundances that place it in the high-α, high-Fe/H region of the α/Fe–Fe/H plane. Based on the cluster’s age (∼8 Gyr), Galactocentric radius, and height above the Galactic plane, as well as comparable chemistry reported for APOGEE stars in Baade’s Window, we suggest that the two most likely origins for NGC 6791 are as an original part of the thick disk, or as a former member of the Galactic bulge. Moreover, because NGC 6791 lies at the high-metallicity end (Fe/H ∼ 0.4) of the high-α sequence, the age of NGC 6791 places a limit on the youngest age of stars in the high-metallicity, high-α sequence for the cluster’s parent population (i.e., either the bulge or the disk). In a similar way, we can also use the age and chemistry of NGC 188 to set a limit of ∼7 Gyr on the oldest age of the low-α sequence of the MW. Therefore, NGC 6791 and NGC 188 are potentially a pair of star clusters that bracket both the timing and the duration of an important transition point in the chemical history of the MW.

@article{linden2017timing, abstract = {We utilize elemental-abundance information for Galactic red giant stars in five open clusters (NGC 7789, NGC 6819, M67, NGC 188, and NGC 6791) from the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) DR13 data set to age-date the chemical evolution of the high- and low-α element sequences of the Milky Way (MW). Key to this time-stamping is the cluster NGC 6791, whose stellar members have mean abundances that place it in the high-α, high-Fe/H region of the α/Fe–Fe/H plane. Based on the cluster’s age (∼8 Gyr), Galactocentric radius, and height above the Galactic plane, as well as comparable chemistry reported for APOGEE stars in Baade’s Window, we suggest that the two most likely origins for NGC 6791 are as an original part of the thick disk, or as a former member of the Galactic bulge. Moreover, because NGC 6791 lies at the high-metallicity end (Fe/H ∼ 0.4) of the high-α sequence, the age of NGC 6791 places a limit on the youngest age of stars in the high-metallicity, high-α sequence for the cluster’s parent population (i.e., either the bulge or the disk). In a similar way, we can also use the age and chemistry of NGC 188 to set a limit of ∼7 Gyr on the oldest age of the low-α sequence of the MW. Therefore, NGC 6791 and NGC 188 are potentially a pair of star clusters that bracket both the timing and the duration of an important transition point in the chemical history of the MW.}, added-at = {2024-02-27T14:05:44.000+0100}, author = {Linden, Sean T. and Pryal, Matthew and Hayes, Christian R. and Troup, Nicholas W. and Majewski, Steven R. and Andrews, Brett H. and Beers, Timothy C. and Carrera, Ricardo and Cunha, Katia and Fernández-Trincado, J. G. and Frinchaboy, Peter and Geisler, Doug and Lane, Richard R. and Nitschelm, Christian and Pan, Kaike and Prieto, Carlos Allende and Roman-Lopes, Alexandre and Smith, Verne V. and Sobeck, Jennifer and Tang, Baitian and Villanova, Sandro and Zasowski, Gail}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23e46c798a942ca7f427fa4d908bae2c0/tabularii}, description = {Timing the Evolution of the Galactic Disk with NGC 6791: An Open Cluster with Peculiar High-α Chemistry as Seen by APOGEE - IOPscience}, doi = {10.3847/1538-4357/aa6f17}, interhash = {35393cd005f1d106d000c2967689367e}, intrahash = {3e46c798a942ca7f427fa4d908bae2c0}, journal = {The Astrophysical Journal}, keywords = {apogee astronomy disk_evolution galaxy ngc6791}, month = jun, number = 1, pages = 49, publisher = {The American Astronomical Society}, timestamp = {2024-03-02T21:34:35.000+0100}, title = {Timing the Evolution of the Galactic Disk with NGC 6791: An Open Cluster with Peculiar High-α Chemistry as Seen by APOGEE}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6f17}, volume = 842, year = 2017 }