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

E. Garcı́a–Berro, Santiago Torres, I. Renedo, Judit Camacho, L. G. Althaus, A. H. Córsico, M. Salaris, J. Isern

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2011 · 17 citations · 75 references

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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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