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Monte Carlo modelling of globular star clusters - many primordial binaries, IMBH formation
Mirek Giersz, Nathan Leigh, Michael Marks +2
We will discuss the evolution of star clusters with an large initial binary fraction, up to 95%. The initial binary population is chosen to follow the invariant orbital-parameter d…
The state of globular clusters at birth II: primordial binaries
Nathan W. C. Leigh, Mirek Giersz, Michael Marks +5
(abridged) In this paper, we constrain the properties of primordial binary populations in Galactic globular clusters using the MOCCA Monte Carlo code for cluster evolution. Our res…
On the coexistence of stellar-mass and intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters
Nathan W. C. Leigh, Nora Luetzgendorf, Aaron M. Geller +3
In this paper, we address the question: What is the probability of stellar-mass black hole (BH) binaries co-existing in a globular cluster with an intermediate-mass black hole (IMB…
Revisiting the universality of (multiple) star formation in present-day star formation regions
Michael Marks, Nathan Leigh, Mirek Giersz +3
Populations of multiple stars inside clustered regions are known to change through dynamical interactions. The efficiency of binary disruption is thought to be determined by stella…
The Effect of Orbital Eccentricity on the Dynamical Evolution of Star Clusters
Jeremy J. Webb, Nathan Leigh, Alison Sills +2
We use N-body simulations to explore the influence of orbital eccentricity on the dynamical evolution of star clusters. Specifically we compare the mass loss rate, velocity dispers…
Stellar dynamics in gas: The role of gas damping
Nathan W. C. Leigh, Alessandra Mastrobuono Battisti, Hagai B. Perets +1
In this paper, we consider how gas damping affects the dynamical evolution of gas-embedded star clusters. Using a simple three-component (i.e. one gas and two stellar components) m…
Detection of white dwarf companions to blue stragglers in the open cluster NGC 188: direct evidence for recent mass transfer
Natalie M. Gosnell, Robert D. Mathieu, Aaron M. Geller +3
Several possible formation pathways for blue straggler stars have been developed recently, but no one pathway has yet been observationally confirmed for a specific blue straggler.…