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年轻的大质量星团:球状星团的祖先?

Young massive star clusters: globular cluster progenitors?

Richard de Grijs

摘要:

我回顾了年轻的大质量星团(YMC)的长期生存机会,强烈的星暴事件往往与激烈的星系相互作用的标志。特别是,我解决的关键问题,是否至少有一些这些YMC可以被认为是原球状星团(GC)。在没有显著的外部扰动的情况下,决定星团长期生存机会的关键因素是其恒星初始质量函数的形状。我的结论是,有越来越多的证据表明,GC的形成似乎一直持续到今天,但它们的长期演化关键取决于它们的环境条件。

英文摘要:

I review the long-term survival chances of young massive star clusters (YMCs), hallmarks of intense starburst episodes often associated with violent galaxy interactions. In particular, I address the key question as to whether at least some of these YMCs can be considered proto-globular clusters (GCs). In the absence of significant external perturbations, the key factor determining a cluster's long-term survival chances is the shape of its stellar initial mass function. I conclude that there is an increasing body of evidence that GC formation appears to be continuing until today; their long-term evolution crucially depends on their environmental conditions, however.

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