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We exploit the astro-photometric dataset of the multi-epoch infrared parallel field of a $\textit{Hubble Space Telescope}$ Large Programme aimed at studying the faintest stars of the globular cluster NGC$\,$6752 to determine the luminosity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-07 M. Scalco , R. Gerasimov , L. R. Bedin , E. Vesperini , D. Nardiello , M. Salaris , A. Burgasser , J. Anderson , M. Libralato , A. Bellini , P. Rosati

We have used high resolution observations obtained at the AAT with UHRF (R ~ 100,000) and at Gemini-S with b-HROS (R ~ 150,000) to determine magnesium isotope ratios for seven omega Centauri red giants that cover a range in iron abundance…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 G S Da Costa , John E Norris , David Yong

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are faint X-ray sources commonly observed in Galactic globular clusters (GCs). In this work, we investigate 18 MSPs newly found in the GC Omega Centauri ($\omega$ Cen) and search for their X-ray counterparts using…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-26 Jiaqi Zhao , Craig O. Heinke

Constraining the helium enhancement in stars is critical for understanding the formation mechanisms of multiple populations in star clusters. However, measuring helium variations for many stars within a cluster remains observationally…

We identify 233 X-ray sources, of which 95 are new, in a 222 ks exposure of Omega Centauri with the Chandra X-ray Observatory's ACIS-I detector. The limiting unabsorbed flux in the core is $f_x$ (0.5$-$6.0 keV) $\simeq$ 3 $\times$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-03-14 Simon Henleywillis , Adrienne M. Cool , Daryl Haggard , Craig Heinke , Paul Callanan , Yue Zhao

The infrared channel of the Wide-Field Camera 3 on the Hubble Space Telescope revealed multiple main sequences of very low-mass stars in the globular clusters NGC 2808 and Omega Centauri. In this paper I summarize the observational facts…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-06 A. P. Milone

The galactic globular cluster Omega Centauri is the most massive of its kind, with a complex mix of multiple stellar populations and several kinematic and dynamical peculiarities. Different mean proper motions have been detected among the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-13 N. Sanna , E. Pancino , A. Zocchi , F. R. Ferraro , P. B. Stetson

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

The nature and formation history of our Galaxy's largest and most enigmatic stellar cluster, known as Omega Centauri (ocen) remains debated. Here, we offer a novel approach to disentangling the complex stellar populations within ocen based…

[Abbreviated] We have investigated the color-magnitude diagram of Omega Centauri and find that the blue main sequence (bMS) can be reproduced only by models that have a of helium abundance in the range Y=0.35-$0.40. To explain the faint…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Falk Herwig , Don A. VandenBerg , Julio F. Navarro , Jason Ferguson , Bill Paxton

High-resolution optical spectra are analyzed for two of the four metal rich mildly hydrogen-poor or helium-enhanced giants discovered by Hema and Pandey (2014) along with their comparison normal (hydrogen-rich) giants of Omega Cen. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-10 B. P. Hema , Gajendra Pandey , R. Srianand

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

We present wide-field and high-precision BV and Ca & Stromgren by photometry of omega Centauri and its RR Lyrae stars, which represents one of the most extensive photometric surveys to date for this cluster. The member stars of omega Cen…

A direct measure of the helium abundances from the near-infrared transition of He I at 1.08 micron is obtained for two nearly identical red giant stars in the globular cluster Omega Centauri. One star exhibits the He I line; the line is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 A. K. Dupree , E. H. Avrett

The deepest optical image ever in a globular star cluster, a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) 123 orbit exposure in a single field of Messier 4, was obtained in 2 filters (F606W, F814W) over a 10 week period in early 2001. A somewhat shallower…

We present results constraining the multiplicity of the very low mass stars and sub-stellar objects in the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC). Our sample covers primary masses 0.012-0.1M$_{\odot}$ using archival Hubble Space Telescope data obtained…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-09 Matthew De Furio , Michael R. Meyer , Megan Reiter , John Monnier , Adam Kraus , Trent Dupuy

We present a study of the white dwarf (WD) cooling sequence (CS) in the globular cluster (GC) Omega Centauri, the primary goal of a dedicated Hubble Space Telescope (HST) programme. Our analysis has revealed that the peak at the termination…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-10 M. Scalco , M. Salaris , L. Bedin , M. Griggio , A. Bellini , M. Libralato , D. Nardiello , E. Vesperini , J. Anderson , P. Bergeron , A. Burgasser , D. Apai

In this letter, the results of our low-resolution spectroscopic survey for identifying the hydrogen-deficient (H-deficient) stars in the red giant sample of the globular cluster Omega Cen are reported. Spectral analyses were carried out on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 B. P. Hema , Gajendra Pandey

We combine proper motion data from $Gaia$ EDR3 and HST with line-of-sight velocity data to study the stellar kinematics of the Omega Centauri globular cluster. Using a steady-state, axisymmetric dynamical model, we measure the distribution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-23 Addy J. Evans , Louis E. Strigari , Paul Zivick

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
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