Open cluster BSS dynamical clock dependence on the Milly Way gravitational field

• Published in: Journal of astrophysics and astronomy Vol. 46; no. 1
• Main Author: Piatti, Andrés E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 19.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Galactic clusters; Galaxies; Galaxy distribution; Globular clusters; Gravitational effects; Gravitational fields; Milky Way; Observations and Techniques; Open clusters; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Radial distribution; Star clusters; Stars; Tides; open clusters and associations; general; data analysis; galaxy; Methods

Since recent years, mass segregation driven by two-body relaxation in star clusters has been proposed to be measured by the so-called dynamical clock, A + , a measure of the area enclosed between the cumulative radial distribution of blue straggler stars and that of a reference population. Since sta...