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We present new results concerning the sub-stellar binary population in the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC). Using the Karhunen-Lo\`{e}ve Image Projection (KLIP) algorithm, we have reprocessed images taken with the IR channel of the Wide Field…

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

We present a detailed dynamical analysis of the projected density and kinematical data available for the globular cluster Omega Cen. We solve the spherical anisotropic Jeans equation to predict the projected profiles of the RMS velocity in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-02-01 Roeland P. van der Marel , Jay Anderson

[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

Omega Centauri, the largest known globular cluster in the Milky Way, is believed to be the remains of a dwarf galaxy's core. Giving its potential abundance of dark matter (DM), it is an attractive target for investigating the nature of this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-03 Guan-Sen Wang , Zhan-Fang Chen , Lei Zu , Hao Gong , Lei Feng , Yi-Zhong Fan

We present a new formation scenario for NGC2419, which is one of the most luminous,one of the most distant, and as well one of the most extended globular clusters of the Milky Way. We propose that NGC2419 is the remnant of a merged star…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 R. C. Bruens , P. Kroupa

The central regions of the globular cluster Omega Centauri ($\omega$ Cen) have been extensively studied, but its outer regions and tidal structure have been less so. Gaia's astrometry uncovered substantial tidal substructure associated with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-04 P. B. Kuzma , M. N. Ishigaki

Our recent CCD photometry (Lee et al. 1999) has shown, for the first time, that omega Cen has several distinct stellar populations, which is reminiscent of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. Here we present more detailed analysis of the data…

We explore two possible scenarios to explain the observed gamma-ray emission associated with the atypical globular cluster Omega-Centauri: emission from millisecond pulsars (MSP) and dark matter (DM) annihilation. In the first case the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-02-17 Javier Reynoso-Cordova , Oleg Burgueño , Alex Geringer-Sameth , Alma X. Gonzalez-Morales , Stefano Profumo , O. Valenzuela

We present deep and accurate Near-Infrared (NIR) photometry of the Galactic Globular Cluster (GC) Omega Cen. Data were collected using the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Demonstrator (MAD) on VLT (ESO). The unprecedented quality of the…

For the first time, systematic studies of dwarf galaxies are being conducted throughout the Local Volume, including the dwarf satellites of the nearby giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128). Given Centaurus As mass (roughly ten…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-04 Sachi Weerasooriya , Mia Sauda Bovill , Matthew A. Taylor , Andrew J. Benson , Cameron Leahy

We combine the kinematics of 159 globular clusters (GCs) provided by the Gaia Early Data Release 3 (EDR3) with other observational data to classify the GCs, and to estimate the mass of the Milky Way (MW). We use the age-metallicity…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-26 GuangChen Sun , Yougang Wang , Chao Liu , Richard J. Long , Xuelei Chen , Qi Gao

The search for exoplanets has encompassed a broad range of stellar environments, from single stars in the solar neighborhood to multiple stars and various open clusters. The stellar environment has a profound effect on planet formation and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-10 Stephen R. Kane , Sarah J. Deveny

We use the observed evolution of the galaxy cluster X-ray integral temperature distribution function between z=0.05 and z=0.32 in an attempt to constrain the value of the density parameter, Omega_0, for both open and spatially-flat…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Pedro T. P. Viana , Andrew R. Liddle

We assemble and observe a sample of poor galaxy systems that is suitable for testing N-body simulations of hierarchical clustering (Navarro, Frenk, & White 1997; NFW) and other dynamical halo models (e.g., Hernquist 1990). We (1) determine…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Mahdavi , M. J. Geller , H. Boehringer , M. J. Kurtz , M. Ramella

Recent wide-field photometric surveys (Lee et al.; Pancino et al.) have shown the existence of a previously unknown metal-rich ([Fe/H] -0.6) stellar population in the galactic globular cluster omega Centauri. The discovery of this new…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 F. R. Ferraro , M. Bellazzini , E. Pancino

Alpha Centauri is a triple stellar system, and it contains the closest star to Earth (Proxima Centauri). Over the last decades, the stars in Alpha Cen and their orbits have been investigated in great detail. However, the possible scenarios…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-30 Nicolás Cuello , Mario Sucerquia

$\omega$ Centauri, the most massive globular cluster in the Milky Way, has long been suspected to be the stripped nucleus of a dwarf galaxy that fell into the Galaxy a long time ago. There is considerable evidence for this scenario…

The Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC) is the nearest site of ongoing massive star formation, which allows us to study the kinematics and dynamics of the region in detail and constrain star formation theories. Using HST ACS/WFPC2/WFC3IR and Keck II…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 Dongwon Kim , Jessica R. Lu , Quinn Konopacky , Laurie Chu , Elizabeth Toller , Jay Anderson , Christopher A. Theissen , Mark R. Morris

Like many other late-type galaxies, the Milky Way contains a nuclear star cluster. In this work we obtain the basic properties of its dominant old stellar population. Firstly, we derive its structural properties by constructing a stellar…