# High Resolution Spectroscopic Abundances of Red Giant Branch Stars in NGC 6681

## TL;DR

This study provides the first detailed high-resolution spectroscopic analysis of nine red giant stars in NGC 6681, revealing its chemical composition, multiple populations, and their distinct sequences in the color-magnitude diagram.

## Contribution

It presents the first detailed abundance analysis of stars in NGC 6681, confirming multiple populations and their chemical distinctions using high-resolution spectroscopy and HST photometry.

## Key findings

- Mean [Fe/H] = -1.63 dex with low dispersion
- Confirmed Na-O anti-correlation in NGC 6681
- Identified two distinct stellar populations in the CMD

## Abstract

We obtain high resolution spectra of nine red giant branch stars in NGC 6681 and perform the first detailed abundance analysis of stars in this cluster. We confirm cluster membership for these stars based on consistent radial velocities of 214.5$\pm$3.7 km/s and find a mean [Fe/H] = -1.63$\pm$0.07 dex and [{\alpha}/Fe] = 0.42$\pm$0.11 dex. Additionally, we confirm the existence of a Na-O anti-correlation in NGC 6681 and identify two populations of stars with unique abundance trends. With the use of HST photometry from Sarajedini et al. (2007) and Piotto et al. (2015) we are able to identify these two populations as discrete sequences in the cluster CMD. Although we cannot confirm the nature of the polluter stars responsible for the abundance differences in these populations, these results do help put constraints on possible polluter candidates.