We present the first high spectral resolution abundance analysis of two newly discovered Galactic globular clusters , namely Mercer 5 and 2MASS GC02 residing in regions of high interstellar reddening in the direction of the Galactic center .
The data were acquired with the Phoenix high-resolution near-infrared echelle spectrograph at Gemini South ( R \sim 50000 ) in the 15500.0 - 15575.0 spectral region .
Iron , Oxygen , Silicon , Titanium and Nickel abundances were derived for two red giant stars , in each cluster , by comparing the entire observed spectrum with a grid of synthetic spectra generated with MOOG .
We found [ Fe/H ] values of -0.86 \pm 0.12 and -1.08 \pm 0.13 for Mercer 5 and 2MASS GC02 respectively .
The [ O/Fe ] , [ Si/Fe ] and [ Ti/Fe ] ratios of the measured stars of Mercer 5 follow the general trend of both bulge field and cluster stars at this metallicity , and are enhanced by \geq + 0.3 .
The 2MASS GC02 stars have relatively lower ratios , but still compatible with other bulge clusters .
Based on metallicity and abundance patterns of both objects we conclude that these are typical bulge globular clusters .