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聚类半径和抽样半径在确定聚类成员概率中的应用

Cluster radius and sampling radius in the determination of cluster membership probabilities

Nestor Sanchez, Belen Vicente, Emilio J. Alfaro

摘要:

我们分析了从运动学变量获得的成员概率对疏散星团周围视场半径(采样半径,Rs)的依赖性。从模拟数据中,我们发现,最好的区别集群成员和非成员时,得到的采样半径是非常接近的集群半径。在较高的Rs值,更多的场星往往被错误地指定为集群成员。从两个疏散星团(NGC 2323和NGC 2311)的实际数据中,我们得到了已识别的星团成员数总是随着Rs的增加而增加。然而,有一个阈值Rs值以上,已识别的集群成员被严重污染的领域明星和有效性的成员确定是相对较小的。对于NGC 2323,最佳采样半径为\sim 14弧分,对于NGC 2311,最佳采样半径为\sim 13弧分。我们讨论了这种行为的原因和聚类半径和最佳采样半径之间的关系。我们建议,独立的方法来估计隶属概率,应使用不同的抽样半径进行几次测试,以评估可能的偏差的存在。

英文摘要:

We analyze the dependence of the membership probabilities obtained from kinematical variables on the radius of the field of view around open clusters (the sampling radius, Rs). From simulated data, we show that the best discrimination between cluster members and non-members is obtained when the sampling radius is very close to the cluster radius. At higher Rs values more field stars tend to be erroneously assigned as cluster members. From real data of two open clusters (NGC 2323 and NGC 2311) we obtain that the number of identified cluster members always increases with increasing Rs. However, there is a threshold Rs value above which the identified cluster members are severely contaminated by field stars and the effectiveness of membership determination is relatively small. This optimal sampling radius is \sim 14 arcmin for NGC 2323 and \sim 13 arcmin for NGC 2311. We discuss the reasons for such behavior and the relationship between cluster radius and optimal sampling radius. We suggest that, independently of the method used to estimate membership probabilities, several tests using different sampling radius should be performed in order to evaluate the existence of possible biases.

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