The white-dwarf cooling sequence of NGC 6791: a unique tool for stellar evolution

Author: García-Berro E.   Torres S.   Renedo I.   Camacho J.   Althaus L. G.   Córsico A. H.   Salaris M.   Isern J.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|533|issue|A31-A31

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.533, Iss.issue, 2011-08, pp. : A31-A31

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Abstract

Context. NGC 6791 is a well-studied, metal-rich open cluster that is so close to us that it can be imaged down to luminosities fainter than that of the termination of its white-dwarf cooling sequence, thus allowing for an in-depth study of its white dwarf population.

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