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球状星团中的蓝离散星:探索恒星系统内部动力学演化的有力工具

Blue Straggler Stars in Globular Clusters: a powerful tool to probe the internal dynamical evolution of stellar systems

Francesco R. Ferraro, Barbara Lanzoni, Emanuele Dalessandro, Alessio Mucciarelli, Loredana Lovisi

摘要:

本章概述了迄今为止关于银河系球状星团(GC)中蓝离散星(BSS)的主要观测结果。在此基础上,利用该恒星星族作为GC内部动力学的探针,给出并讨论了BSS的比频、径向分布、化学组成和转动特性。特别是,BSS径向分布的形状已被发现是一个强大的示踪剂的恒星系统的动力学年龄,从而允许的第一个经验的“动力钟”的定义。

英文摘要:

This chapter presents an overview of the main observational results obtained to date about Blue Straggler Stars (BSSs) in Galactic Globular Clusters (GCs). The BSS specific frequency, radial distribution, chemical composition and rotational properties are presented and discussed in the framework of using this stellar population as probe of GC internal dynamics. In particular, the shape of the BSS radial distribution has been found to be a powerful tracer of the dynamical age of stellar systems, thus allowing the definition of the first empirical "dynamical clock".

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