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Some globular clusters in our Galaxy are noticeably rich in low-mass X-ray binaries. Terzan 5 has the richest population among globular clusters of X- and radio-pulsars and low-mass X-ray binaries. The detection and study of optical/IR…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-01 V. Testa , T. di Salvo , F. D'Antona , M. T. Menna , P. Ventura , L. Burderi , A. Riggio , R. Iaria , A. D'Ai' , A. Papitto , N. Robba

Wide-field photometry of Galactic globular clusters (GCs) has been investigated to overcome limitations from the small field of view of the Hubble Space Telescope in the study of multiple populations. In particular, 'chromosome maps' (ChMs)…

We have performed a systematic study of the rotational, orbital and X-ray properties of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in globular clusters (GCs) and compared their nature with those of the MSPs in the Galactic field (GF). We found that GC MSPs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-08 Jongsu Lee , C. Y. Hui , J. Takata , A. K. H. Kong , Pak-Hin Thomas Tam , Kwan-Lok Li , K. S. Cheng

This paper describes the new Globular Clusters GMRT Pulsar Search (GCGPS) survey. This survey aims to find MSPs in the globular clusters (GCs) of the Milky Way using uGMRT. The observations use the uGMRT's Band-4 (550$-$750 MHz) and Band-3…

We present the deepest and highest-resolution radio continuum imaging of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5, one of the most crowded locations in the radio sky. In these new 2$-$4 GHz Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array images, we detect 38…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-12 Ryan Urquhart , Jay Strader , Laura Chomiuk , Scott M. Ransom , Craig O. Heinke , Arash Bahramian , Thomas J. Maccarone

Excess GeV gamma rays from the Galactic Center (GC) have been measured with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). The presence of the GC excess (GCE) appears to be robust with respect to changes in the diffuse galactic background modeling.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-05-24 Thomas Lacroix , Oscar Macias , Chris Gordon , Paolo Panci , Celine Boehm , Joseph Silk

Most Galactic Globular Clusters (GCs) harbour multiple populations of stars (MPs), composed of at least two generations: the first characterized by a "standard" $\alpha$-enhanced metal mixture, as observed in field halo stars of the Milky…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-10 Vinicius Branco , Paula R. T. Coelho , Ariane Lançon , Lucimara P. Martins , Philippe Prugniel

We present an end-to-end, two-phase model for the origin of globular clusters (GCs). In the model, populations of stellar clusters form in the high-pressure discs of high-redshift ($z>2$) galaxies (a rapid-disruption phase due to tidal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-14 J. M. Diederik Kruijssen

Enabled by the Fermi Large Area Telescope, we now know young and recycled pulsars fill the gamma-ray sky, and we are beginning to understand their emission mechanism and their distribution throughout the Galaxy. However, key questions…

Globular clusters are known to host an unusually large population of millisecond pulsar when compared to the Galactic disk. This is thanks to the high rate of dynamical encounters occurring in the clusters that can create the conditions to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-14 F. Abbate

CFHT Megacam data in (g',r',i') are used to obtain deep, wide-field photometry of the globular cluster system (GCS) around M87. A total of 6200 GCs brighter than M_I = -8.5 are included in the study, essentially containing almost the entire…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-13 William E. Harris

The X-ray and gamma-ray spectrum of rotation-powered millisecond pulsars is investigated in a model for acceleration and pair cascades on open field lines above the polar caps. Although these pulsars have low surface magnetic fields, their…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Alice K. Harding , Vladimir V. Usov , Alex G. Muslimov

Multiwavelength observations suggest that clusters are reservoirs of vast amounts relativistic electrons and positrons that are either injected into and accelerated directly in the intra-cluster medium, or produced as secondary pairs by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 Stephan Zimmer , Jan Conrad , Anders Pinzke

I present the first evidence of multiple populations in the globular cluster (GCs) 47Tucanae based on images collected with the near-infrared camera (NIRCam) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). While NIRCam photometry is poorly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-19 A. P. Milone

Radio timing observations of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in support of Fermi LAT observations of the gamma-ray sky enhance the sensitivity of high-energy pulsation searches. With contemporaneous ephemerides we have detected gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 Lucas Guillemot , Ismaël Cognard , Tyrel J. Johnson , Christo Venter , Alice K. Harding

Globular clusters (GCs), once thought to be well approximated as simple stellar populations (i.e. all stars having the same age and chemical abundance), are now known to host a variety of anomalies, such as multiple discrete (or spreads in)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 N. Bastian , H. J. G. L. M. Lamers , S. E. de Mink , S. N. Longmore , S. P. Goodwin , M. Gieles

Globular clusters (GCs) display anomalous light element abundances (HeCNONaMgAl), resembling the yields of hot-hydrogen burning, but there is no consensus yet on the origin of these ubiquitous multiple populations. We present a model in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-18 Mark Gieles , Corinne Charbonnel

In this study, we investigate the contribution of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) to the gamma-ray excess observed in the Galactic Center by analyzing data from high-resolution direct N-body simulations of six globular clusters (GCs) that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-22 Dana Kuvatova , Taras Panamarev , Maryna Ishchenko , Anton Gluchshenko , Peter Berczik

Clusters of galaxies outline the network of the distribution of visible matter in the Universe, marking the highest-mass knots where filamentary structures join together. If we observe the sky in X rays, clusters of galaxies stand out as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 S. Borgani , L. Guzzo

The study of ages, helium mass fraction (Y) and chemical composition of globular clusters in dwarf galaxies is important for understanding the physical conditions at the main evolutionary stages of the host galaxies and for constraining the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-18 M. E. Sharina , V. V. Shimansky