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低质量恒星系统的观测动力学

Observational dynamics of low-mass stellar systems

Matthias J. Frank

摘要:

在过去的15年里,人们发现了一些新型的低质量恒星系统,它们填补了星系和星团之间曾经分离得很好的区域之间的空白。这些物体是否被认为是星系也取决于“星系”一词的定义,几个可能的标准是基于它们的内部动力学(例如星系包含暗物质的共同概念)。此外,研究低质量恒星系统的内部动力学也可能有助于了解它们的起源和演化历史。本文重点讨论了位于星团与矮星系交界面的两类恒星系统:超致密矮星系(UCD)和弥散星系球状星团(GC)。回顾了我们目前对UCD性质的认识,并介绍了适用于扩散GC的动力学考虑。下面介绍最近对个别UCD和弥漫星系球状星团内部动力学的观测结果。

英文摘要:

The last fifteen years have seen the discovery of new types of low-mass stellar systems that bridge the gap between the once well-separated regimes of galaxies and of star clusters. Whether such objects are considered galaxies depends also on the definition of the term "galaxy", and several possible criteria are based on their internal dynamics (e.g. the common concept that galaxies contain dark matter). Moreover, studying the internal dynamics of low-mass stellar systems may also help understand their origin and evolutionary history. The focus of this paper is on two classes of stellar systems at the interface between star clusters and dwarf galaxies: ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) and diffuse Galactic globular clusters (GCs). A review of our current knowledge on the properties of UCDs is provided and dynamical considerations applying to diffuse GCs are introduced. In the following, recent observational results on the internal dynamics of individual UCDs and diffuse Galactic globular clusters are presented.

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