Imprints of Evolution on the Internal Kinematics of Globular Clusters
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2020-03-18 v1
Abstract
Globular clusters are collisional systems, meaning that the stars inside them interact on timescales much shorter than the age of the Universe. These frequent interactions transfer energy between stars and set up observable trends that tell the story of a cluster's evolution. This contribution focuses on what we can learn by studying velocity anisotropy and energy equipartition in globular clusters with Hubble Space Telescope proper motions.
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@article{arxiv.1908.00789,
title = {Imprints of Evolution on the Internal Kinematics of Globular Clusters},
author = {Laura L. Watkins and Roeland P. van der Marel and Andrea Bellini and Mattia Libralato and Jay Anderson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.00789},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures. To appear in Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 351 "Star Clusters: From the Milky Way to the Early Universe", 2019