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Hipparcos data have allowed the identification of a large number of clump stars in the solar neighbourhood. We discuss our present knowledge of their distributions of metallicities, CNO abundances, carbon isotope ratios and memberships of the first ascent giants and helium-core-burning stars.
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Puzeras, E., Tautvaišienė, G. (2012). Chemical Properties of the Hipparcos Red Clump. In: Moitinho, A., Alves, J. (eds) Star Clusters in the Era of Large Surveys. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_35
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