The Absolute Age of NGC 3201 derived from Detached Eclipsing Binaries and the Hess Diagram

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Autores principales: Jiaqi, Ying, Chaboyer, Brian, Du, Wenxin
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author Jiaqi
Ying
Chaboyer, Brian
Du, Wenxin
author_facet Jiaqi
Ying
Chaboyer, Brian
Du, Wenxin
contents We estimate the absolute age of the globular cluster NGC 3201 using $10,000$ sets of theoretical isochrones constructed through Monte Carlo simulation using the Dartmouth Stellar Evolution Program. These isochrones take into consideration of uncertainty introduced by the choice of stellar evolution parameters. We fit isochrones with 3 detached eclipsing binaries and obtained an age independent of distance. We also fit isochrones with differential reddening corrected HST photometry data utilizing two different Hess diagram based fitting methods. Results from 3 different methods analyzing 2 different types of data agree to within $1 σ$, and we find the absolute age of NGC 3201 $= 11.85 \pm 0.74$ Gyr. We also perform variable importance analysis to study the uncertainty contribution from individual parameters and we find the distance is the dominance source of uncertainty in photometry based analysis while total metallicity, Helium abundance, $α$-element abundance, mixing length, and treatment of helium diffusion are important source of uncertainties for all 3 methods.
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spellingShingle The Absolute Age of NGC 3201 derived from Detached Eclipsing Binaries and the Hess Diagram
Jiaqi
Ying
Chaboyer, Brian
Du, Wenxin
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We estimate the absolute age of the globular cluster NGC 3201 using $10,000$ sets of theoretical isochrones constructed through Monte Carlo simulation using the Dartmouth Stellar Evolution Program. These isochrones take into consideration of uncertainty introduced by the choice of stellar evolution parameters. We fit isochrones with 3 detached eclipsing binaries and obtained an age independent of distance. We also fit isochrones with differential reddening corrected HST photometry data utilizing two different Hess diagram based fitting methods. Results from 3 different methods analyzing 2 different types of data agree to within $1 σ$, and we find the absolute age of NGC 3201 $= 11.85 \pm 0.74$ Gyr. We also perform variable importance analysis to study the uncertainty contribution from individual parameters and we find the distance is the dominance source of uncertainty in photometry based analysis while total metallicity, Helium abundance, $α$-element abundance, mixing length, and treatment of helium diffusion are important source of uncertainties for all 3 methods.
title The Absolute Age of NGC 3201 derived from Detached Eclipsing Binaries and the Hess Diagram
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12206