Origin of Star-to-Star Abundance Inhomogeneities in Star Clusters
arXiv:0807.2605 · doi:10.1017/S1743921308027646
Abstract
The mass reinserted by young stars of an emerging massive compact cluster shows a bimodal hydrodynamic behaviour. In the inner part of the cluster, it is thermally unstable, while in its outer parts it forms an out-blowing wind. The chemical homogeneity/inhomogeneity of low/high mass clusters demonstrates the relevance of this solution to the presence of single/multiple stellar populations. We show the consequences that the thermal instability of the reinserted mass has to the galactic super-winds.
5 pages, 2 figures, IAU Symposium 254
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