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Detection of the lithium depletion boundary in the young open cluster IC 4665

Sergio Javier Manzi, S. Randich, W. J. de Wit, F. Palla

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2007 · 53 citations · 27 references

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Context. The so-called lithium depletion boundary (LDB) provides a secure and independent tool for deriving the ages of young open clusters.

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