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X射线双星与银河系球状星团的当前动力学状态

X-Ray Binaries and the Current Dynamical States of Galactic Globular Clusters

John M. Fregeau

摘要:

30多年来,人们已经知道银河系球状星团(GC)相对于星盘的数量来说,每单位质量的明亮X射线源数量级过多。最近,人们对这种现象有了定量的了解,星系团中X射线源的数量($N_X$)与星系团相遇频率($Γ$)之间的相关性变得越来越明显。我们推导出一个改进的$Γ$,它结合了有限寿命的X射线源和集群的动力学演化。我们发现,我们能够解释的几个集群,谎言的$N_X$ - $Γ$相关性,并解决GC核心半径观测值和理论预测值之间的差异。我们的结果表明,大多数GC仍然处于核心收缩的过程中,尚未达到由二元散射相互作用驱动的热平衡阶段。

英文摘要:

It has been known for over 30 years that Galactic globular clusters (GCs) are overabundant by orders of magnitude in bright X-ray sources per unit mass relative to the disk population. Recently a quantitative understanding of this phenomenon has developed, with a clear correlation between the number of X-ray sources in a cluster, $N_X$, and the cluster's encounter frequency, $Γ$, becoming apparent. We derive a refined version of $Γ$ that incorporates the finite lifetime of X-ray sources and the dynamical evolution of clusters. With it we find we are able to explain the few clusters that lie off the $N_X$--$Γ$ correlation, and resolve the discrepancy between observed GC core radii and the values predicted by theory. Our results suggest that most GCs are still in the process of core contraction and have not yet reached the thermal equilibrium phase driven by binary scattering interactions.

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