Blue straggler stars in Galactic open clusters and the effect of field star contamination

Context. We investigate the distribution of blue straggler stars in the field of three open star clusters. Aims. The main purpose is to highlight the crucial role played by general Galactic disk fore-/back-ground field stars, which are often located in the same region of the color magnitude diagram...

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Autores principales: Carraro, G., Vázquez, Rubén Ángel, Moitinho, A.
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84256
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