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Table 9

Different metallicity estimates for M 68 in the literature.

Reference [Fe/H] ZW [Fe/H] UVES Method

This work −2.07 ± 0.06 −2.20 ± 0.10 Fourier decomposition of RRL light curves
This work −2.09 ± 0.26 −2.24 ± 0.42 MV-[Fe/H] relation
Carretta et al. (2009b) 2.10 ± 0.04 −2.27 ± 0.07 UVES spectroscopy of red giants
Carretta et al. (2009c) 2.08 ± 0.04 −2.23 ± 0.07 FLAMES/GIRAFFE spectra of red giants
Rutledge et al. (1997) 2.11 ± 0.03 −2.27 ± 0.05 CaII triplet
Harris (1996) 2.23 2.47 Globular cluster catalogue
Suntzeff et al. (1991) 2.09 2.24 Spectroscopy of RR Lyrae/ ΔS index
Gratton & Ortolani (1989) 1.92 ± 0.06 −1.97 ± 0.09 High-resolution spectroscopy
Minniti et al. (1993) 2.17 ± 0.05 −2.37 ± 0.08 FeI and FeII spectral lines
Zinn & West (1984) 2.09 ± 0.11 −2.24 ± 0.18 Q39 index
Zinn (1980) 2.19 ± 0.06 −2.41 ± 0.10 Q39 index

Notes. Values were converted using Eq. (11) where necessary.

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