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Table 2.

Predicted and measured gap parameters for NGC 6397.

Model g w D R
Nominal 21.06 0.03 0.44 1.34
[M/H]= − 2.1 20.97 0.03 0.45 1.34
[M/H]= − 1.7 21.17 0.02 0.49 1.37
[O/M] = 0.0 21.07 0.03 0.44 1.34
[O/M] = 0.6 21.07 0.03 0.45 1.34
Y = 0.23 21.04 0.03 0.49 1.38
Y = 0.27 21.10 0.03 0.43 1.32
T = 11.6 Gyr 21.07 0.02 0.48 1.36
T = 13.6 Gyr 21.06 0.03 0.43 1.31
αMLT = 1.62 21.06 0.03 0.46 1.34
αMLT = 2.02 21.06 0.03 0.44 1.34
dist = 2.338 kpc 20.95 0.03 0.44 1.34
dist = 2.578 kpc 21.17 0.03 0.44 1.34
E(B − V) = 0.19 21.00 0.03 0.45 1.33
E(B − V) = 0.25 21.13 0.03 0.44 1.33
α = −2 21.06 0.03 0.44 1.31
α = +2 21.06 0.03 0.44 1.37

Measured 21.060 0.0486 0.682 1.327
±0.018 ±0.0060 ±0.044 ±0.055

Notes. g is the predicted magnitude, w is the width, D is the depth of the gap, and R is the size of the associated step in star counts. The nominal model assumes [M/H]= − 1.9, [O/M] = 0.3, Y = 0.25, T = 12.6 Gyr, αMLT = 1.82, E(B − V) = 0.22, d = 2.458 kpc, and α = 0. The remaining rows show the effect of varying one parameter at a time. Measured values at the bottom are taken from Table 1.

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