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We analyze a ~70 ksec Chandra ACIS-I exposure of the globular cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139). The ~17 amin x 17 amin field of view fully encompasses three core radii and almost twice the half-mass radius. We detect 180 sources to a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-11 Daryl Haggard , Adrienne M. Cool , Melvyn B. Davies

Three fields located close to the center of the globular cluster Omega Cen were surveyed in a search for variable stars. We present V-band light curves for 32 periodic variables. This sample includes 10 SX Phe stars, 19 eclipsing binaries,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 J. Kaluzny , M. Kubiak , M. Szymanski , A. Udalski , W. Krzeminski , M. Mateo , K. Stanek

We present results on the extra-tidal features of the Milky Way globular cluster NGC 7099, using deep gr photometry obtained with the Dark Energy Camera (DECam). We reached nearly 6 mag below the cluster Main Sequence (MS) turnoff, so that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-28 A. E. Piatti , J. A. Carballo-Bello , M. D. Mora , C. Cenzano , C. Navarrete , M. Catelan

NGC 5139 ($\omega$ Cen), is the closest candidate of a Nuclear Star Cluster that has been stripped of its host galaxy in the Milky Way. Despite extensive studies through the last decades, many open questions about the cluster remain,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-11 F. Wragg , S. Kamann , S. Saracino , M. Latour , S. Dreizler , S. Martens , A. Seth , D. Vaz , G. van de Ven

We report the identification of extended tidal debris potentially associated with the globular cluster NGC 3201, using the RAVE catalogue. We find the debris stars are located at a distance range of 1-7 kpc based on the forthcoming RAVE…

We investigate a peculiar feature at the hottest, blue end of the horizontal branch of Galactic globular cluster omega Centauri, using the high-precision and nearly complete catalog that has been constructed from a survey taken with the ACS…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. Cassisi , M. Salaris , J. Anderson , G. Piotto , A. Pietrinferni , A. Milone , A. Bellini , R. L. Bedin

Using six-dimesional phase-space information from the Fourth Data release of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) over the range of Galactic longitude 240$^{\circ}< l <$ 360$^{\circ}$ and $V_{LSR} < -239$ kms$^{-1}$, we have computed…

We study the outer regions of the Milky Way globular cluster NGC 7089 based on new Dark Energy Camera (DECam) observations. The resulting background cleaned stellar density profile reveals the existence of an extended envelope. We confirm…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-07-20 Andrés E. Piatti

The globular cluster Omega Centauri is the most massive and luminous cluster in the Galaxy. The $\gamma$-ray source FL8Y J1326.7$-$4729 is coincident with the core of the cluster, leading to speculation that hitherto unknown radio pulsars…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-15 Shi Dai , Simon Johnston , Matthew Kerr , Fernando Camilo , Andrew Cameron , Lawrence Toomey , Hiroki Kumamoto

We present a Spitzer Space Telescope imaging survey of the most massive Galactic globular cluster, omega Centauri, and investigate stellar mass loss at low metallicity and the intracluster medium (ICM). The survey covers approximately 3.2x…

Using the 2dF multi-fibre instrument at the AAT, we have carried out a spectroscopic survey of over 1500 stars brighter than B=16.6 mag, which have been confirmed by the proper motion study of van Leeuwen et al. (2000) to be members of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jacco Th. van Loon

Omega Centauri ($\omega$ Cen) is the most massive globular cluster of the Milky Way and has been the focus of many studies that reveal the complexity of its stellar populations and kinematics. However, most previous studies have used…

We present spectral energy distribution modelling of 6875 stars in omega Centauri, obtaining stellar luminosities and temperatures by fitting literature photometry to state-of-the-art MARCS stellar models. By comparison to four different…

We present results of a photometric survey for variable stars in the field of the globular cluster Omega Centauri. The observed region was centered roughly on the cluster core and covered 644 arcmin^2. The cluster was monitored on 59 nights…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Kaluzny , A. Olech , I. B. Thompson , W. Pych , W. Krzeminski , A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny

We present a spectral atlas of the post-main-sequence population of the most massive Galactic globular cluster, omega Centauri. Spectra were obtained of more than 1500 stars selected as uniformly as possible from across the (B, B-V)…

Context. Extratidal stars are stellar bodies that end up outside the tidal radius of a cluster as a result of internal processes or external forces acting upon it. The presence and spatial distribution of these stars can give us insights…

The most massive and complex globular clusters in the Galaxy are thought to have originated as the nuclear cores of now tidally disrupted dwarf galaxies, but the connection between globular clusters and dwarf galaxies is tenuous with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-13 Christian I. Johnson , Andrea K. Dupree , Mario Mateo , John I. Bailey , Edward W. Olszewski , Matthew G. Walker

We report the results of an extensive VLT high-resolution imaging campaign of the central region of the giant globular cluster omega Centauri. More than 100,000 stars have been measured in the inner 9'x 9' region of the cluster. On the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-18 A. Sollima , F. R. Ferraro , E. Pancino , M. Bellazzini

Stellar population studies of globular clusters have suggested that the brightest clusters in the Galaxy might actually be the remnant nuclei of dwarf spheroidal galaxies. If the present Galactic globular clusters formed within larger…

I analyse the projected density distribution of member stars over a wide area surrounding 18 Galactic globular clusters using the photometric and astrometric information provided by the second data release of the Gaia mission. A 5D mixture…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-27 A. Sollima