J/A+A/662/A75ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/662/A75doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.36620075CDSParisi M.C.Gramajo L.V.Geisler D.Dias B.Claria J.J.Da Costa G.,Grebel E.K.2022-11-13T17:03:52Z2022-06-17T14:35:33ZCDS support team

CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France

cds-question@unistra.frmagellanic-cloudsstellar-associationschemical-abundancesradial-velocityvisible-astronomyWe aim to analyze the chemical evolution of the Small Magellanic Cloud adding 12 additional clusters to our existing sample having accurate and homogeneously derived metallicities. We are particularly interested in seeing if there is any correlation between age and metallicity for the different structural components to which the clusters belong, taking into account their positions relative to the different tidal structures present in the galaxy. Spectroscopic metallicities of red giant stars are derived from the measurement of the equivalent width of the near-IR calcium triplet lines. Cluster membership analysis was carried out using criteria that include radial velocities, metallicities, proper motions and distance from the cluster center. The mean cluster radial velocity and metallicity were determined with a typical error of 2.1km/s and 0.03dex, respectively. We added this information to that available in the literature for other clusters studied with the same method, compiling a final sample of 48 clusters with metallicities homogeneously determined. Clusters of the final sample are distributed in an area of 70deg^2^ and cover an age range from 0.4 Gyr to 10.5 Gyr. This is the largest sample of spectroscopically analyzed SMC clusters available to date. We confirm the large cluster metallicity dispersion (~0.6dex) at any given age in the inner region of the SMC. The metallicity distribution of our new cluster sample shows a lower probability of being bimodal than suggested in previous studies. The separate chemical analysis of clusters in the six components (Main Body, Counter-Bridge, West Halo, Wing/Bridge, Northern Bridge and Southern Bridge) shows that only clusters belonging to the Northern Bridge appear to trace a V-Shape, showing a clear inversion of the metallicity gradient in the outer regions. There is a suggestion of a metallicity gradient in theWest Halo, similar to that previously found for field stars. It presents, however, a very large uncertainty. Also, clusters belonging to theWest Halo,Wing/Bridge and Southern Bridge exhibit a well-defined age-metallicity relation with relatively little scatter in abundance at fixed age compared to other regions.2022A&A...662A..75Phttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/662/A75CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic serviceIsServedByConesearch servicerelated-toJ/AJ/138/517 : CaII spectroscopy of SMC red giants (Parisi+, 2009)J/AJ/139/1168 : CaII spectroscopy of SMC fields stars (Parisi+, 2010)J/AJ/149/154 : CaII spectroscopy of SMC red giants. III. (Parisi+, 2015)J/AJ/152/58 : CaII spectroscopy of SMC red giants. IV. (Parisi+, 2016)https://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/A+A/662/A75https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/A+A/662/A75http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/A+A/662/A75https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/A+A/662/A75https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/A+A/662/A75http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/A+A/662/A75GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapCone search capability for table J/A+A/662/A75/table2 (Measured values for member stars)https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/A+A/662/A75/table2?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/A+A/662/A75/table2?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/A+A/662/A75/table2?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true12.4537083-70.89986670.0055555555555555566/32921 33285 33287 33295 33304 33306 33313 33316-33317 33325 33327-33328https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/moc/J/A+A/662/A75?format=asciiOpticaldefaultJ/A+A/662/A75/table2Measured values for member starsNameCluster namemeta.id.parentcharrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintIDCluster member identification number within the clustermeta.id;meta.mainintRAJ2000Right Ascension (J2000)pos.eq.ra;meta.mainDEJ2000Declination (J2000)pos.eq.dec;meta.mainRVHeliocentric radial velocitykm/sspect.dopplerVeloc;pos.heliocentricfloate_RVThe 1{sigma} error in RVkm/sstat.errorfloatV-VHB? Brightness difference between star and cluster's horizontal branchmagphot.mag;arith.difffloatnullableSigmaW? Summed Ca II equivalent width (1)0.1nmspect.line.eqWidthfloatnullablee_SigmaW? The 1{sigma} error in SigmaW0.1nmstat.errorfloatnullable[Fe/H]? Metallicityphys.abund.Zfloatnullablee_[Fe/H]? The error in Metallicitystat.error;phys.abund.FefloatnullablepmRA? Proper motion in the right ascension directionmas/yrpos.pm;pos.eq.rafloatnullablee_pmRA? Error in pmRAmas/yrstat.error;pos.pm;pos.eq.rafloatnullablepmDE? Proper motion in the declination directionmas/yrpos.pm;pos.eq.decfloatnullablee_pmDE? Error in pmDEmas/yrstat.error;pos.pm;pos.eq.decfloatnullable