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Probing dark matter with star clusters: a dark matter core in the ultra-faint dwarf Eridanus II
Filippo Contenta, Eduardo Balbinot, James A. Petts +6
We present a new technique to probe the central dark matter (DM) density profile of galaxies that harnesses both the survival and observed properties of star clusters. As a first a…
The contribution of dissolving star clusters to the population of ultra-faint objects in the outer halo of the Milky Way
Filippo Contenta, Mark Gieles, Eduardo Balbinot +1
In the last decade, several ultra faint objects (UFOs, ) have been discovered in the outer halo of the Milky Way. For some of these objects it is not clear whether…
Neutron star natal kicks and the long-term survival of star clusters
Filippo Contenta, Anna Lisa Varri, Douglas C. Heggie
We investigate the dynamical evolution of a star cluster in an external tidal field by using N-body simulations, with focus on the effects of the presence or absence of neutron sta…