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most citedMassive star cluster formation I. High star formation efficiency while resolving feedback of individual stars

33 citations · 44 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.GA2026

Evolution of Compact Stellar Systems in Ultralight Dark Matter Halos: Dependence on Stellar and Dark Matter Parameters

Yu-Ming Yang, Xiao-Jun Bi, Long Wang +1

Compact stellar systems are often used to place stringent constraints on the particle mass of ultralight dark matter (ULDM), as the heating effect induced by wave interference can…

astro-ph.GA2026

Evolution of the stellar mass function in open clusters from a universal and unsegregated initial state

Lu Li, Zhaozhou Li, Zhengyi Shao +2

The stellar mass function (MF) and its spatial variation (mass segregation) within star clusters encode signatures of early formation physics and subsequent secular evolution. Yet,…

astro-ph.GA2026

Binary disruption during the early phase of open clusters

Zepeng Zheng, Long Wang, Holger Baumgardt

The binary fraction in young open clusters exceeds that of field stars, making the study of binary dynamical evolution in clusters essential for understanding the origins and evolu…

astro-ph.HE2026

Kinematic Evidence for Open Cluster Origins of Galactic Binary Neutron Stars

Wen-Jie Yu, Lu Zhou, Zhi-Qiang You +4

We investigate the potential birthplace of Galactic binary neutron star (BNS) systems through a kinematic analysis. Using high-precision astrometry from Gaia DR3, updated pulsar di…

astro-ph.CO2026

Collapse versus Disruption: The Fate of Compact Stellar Systems in Ultralight Dark Matter Halos

Yu-Ming Yang, Xiao-Jun Bi, Long Wang +1

Interference of the ultralight dark matter (ULDM) field generates time-varying gravitational potential fluctuations, which stochastically heat stellar systems embedded in ULDM halo…

astro-ph.IM2026

A free-fall-based switching criterion for P^3 T N-body methods in collisional stellar systems

Long Wang, David M. Hernandez, Zepeng Zheng +1

The PT scheme is a hybrid method for simulating gravitational -body systems. It combines a fast particle-tree (PT) algorithm for long-range forces with a high-accuracy parti…

astro-ph.HE2025

Star-Black Hole Interactions in Young Star Clusters

Sara Rastello, Giuliano Iorio, Mark Gieles +1

Close encounters between stars and black holes can trigger micro-tidal disruption events (micro-TDEs) in dense young star clusters (YSCs). Using direct N-body simulations with PETA…

astro-ph.GA2025

Cosmic Threads: Interlinking the Stellar Initial Mass Function from Star-Birth to Galaxies

Tereza Jerabkova, Donatella Romano, Pavel Kroupa +19

The stellar initial mass function (sIMF) describes the distribution of stellar masses formed in a single star formation event in a molecular cloud clump. It is fundamental to astro…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Micro-Tidal Disruption Events in Young Star Clusters

Sara Rastello, Giuliano Iorio, Mark Gieles +1

Dense young star clusters (YSCs) are ideal environments for dynamical interactions between stars and stellar mass black holes (BHs). In such dense environments, stars can undergo c…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 7 cited

Unveiling the Binary Nature of NGC 2323

Songmei Qin, Jing Zhong, Tong Tang +9

As a well-known open cluster, NGC 2323 (also called M50) has been widely investigated for over a hundred years and has always been considered a classical single cluster. In this wo…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 33 cited

Massive star cluster formation I. High star formation efficiency while resolving feedback of individual stars

Brooke Polak, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Ralf S. Klessen +11

The mode of star formation that results in the formation of globular clusters and young massive clusters is difficult to constrain through observations. We present models of massiv…