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致密恒星系统中双星分数的演化

Evolution of the Binary Fraction in Dense Stellar Systems

J. M. Fregeau, N. Ivanova, F. A. Rasio

摘要:

利用我们最近改进的Monte Carlo演化程序,我们研究了球状星团中双星分数的演化。与以前的N体模拟一致,我们发现,一般来说,硬的二进制部分的核心往往会随着时间的增加,在一个范围内的初始集群中心密度的初始二进制部分<~ 90%。驱动核心双星部分演化的主要过程是双星进入星系团核心的质量分离以及那里的双星的优先破坏。在全球范围内,这些影响和单星的潮汐剥离倾向于大致平衡,导致整体星团双星分数随时间大致恒定。我们的研究结果表明,目前的硬二进制分数接近半质量半径是一个很好的指标,硬原始二进制分数。然而,真正的联星比例和联星中主序星比例(观测者通常测量的)之间的关系是非线性的,而且相当复杂。我们还考虑了软二进制的重要性,它不仅修改的二进制部分的演变,但可以彻底改变集群的演变作为一个整体。最后,我们描述了一些细节,最近增加了单,双恒星演化我们的集群演化代码。

英文摘要:

Using our recently improved Monte Carlo evolution code, we study the evolution of the binary fraction in globular clusters. In agreement with previous N-body simulations, we find generally that the hard binary fraction in the core tends to increase with time over a range of initial cluster central densities for initial binary fractions <~ 90%. The dominant processes driving the evolution of the core binary fraction are mass segregation of binaries into the cluster core and preferential destruction of binaries there. On a global scale, these effects and the preferential tidal stripping of single stars tend to roughly balance, leading to overall cluster binary fractions that are roughly constant with time. Our findings suggest that the current hard binary fraction near the half-mass radius is a good indicator of the hard primordial binary fraction. However, the relationship between the true binary fraction and the fraction of main-sequence stars in binaries (which is typically what observers measure) is non-linear and rather complicated. We also consider the importance of soft binaries, which not only modify the evolution of the binary fraction, but can drastically change the evolution of the cluster as a whole. Finally, we describe in some detail the recent addition of single and binary stellar evolution to our cluster evolution code.

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