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randa177
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Can anybody explain to me what a Pop. I object is?
So where is the cutoff between Pop I and Pop II in terms of metallicity? 0.1% or 1% metals?astronomy.osu.edu said:17.4 POPULATION I
The two stellar populations differ from each other in spatial distribution, age, and composition.
Features of Population I:
• occurs in disk
• old and young stars
• open clusters (and isolated/binary stars)
• roughly solar metallicity
[typical composition 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 2% metals]
Associated with Population I:
• interstellar gas and dust
• star-forming gas clouds
• Type II supernovae
17.5 POPULATION II
Features of Population II:
• occurs in spheroid, especially the stellar halo
• old stars only (no blue main sequence stars)
• globular clusters (and isolated/binary stars)
• low metallicity, 1/1000 to 1/100 solar
[typical composition 75% hydrogen, 24.99% helium, 0.01% metals]
Associated with Population II:
• very little interstellar gas or dust
• no star formation
• only Type I supernovae
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