We present chemical abundances for 17 elements in a sample of 11 red giant branch stars in NGC 6362 from UVES spectra .
NGC 6362 is one of the least massive globulars where multiple populations have been detected , yet its detailed chemical composition has not been investigated so far .
NGC 6362 turns out to be a metal-intermediate ( [ Fe/H ] =–1.07 \pm 0.01 dex ) cluster , with its \alpha - and Fe-peak elements content compatible with that observed in clusters with similar metallicity .
It also displays an enhancement in its s-process element abundances .
Among the light elements involved in the multiple populations phenomenon , only [ Na/Fe ] shows star-to-star variations , while [ Al/Fe ] and [ Mg/Fe ] do not show any evidence for abundance spreads .
A differential comparison with M4 , a globular cluster with similar mass and metallicity , reveals that the two clusters share the same chemical composition .
This finding suggests that NGC 6362 is indeed a regular cluster , formed from gas that has experienced the same chemical enrichment of other clusters with similar metallicity .