Dynamical vs Supernova Acceleration of OB Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud
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| author | Oey, M. S. Jones, J. Dorigo Phillips, G. D. Castro, N. Dallas, M. M. Moe, M. |
| author_facet | Oey, M. S. Jones, J. Dorigo Phillips, G. D. Castro, N. Dallas, M. M. Moe, M. |
| contents | We use the RIOTS4 sample of SMC field OB stars to determine the origin of massive runaways in this low-metallicity galaxy using Gaia proper motions, together with stellar masses obtained from RIOTS4 data. These data allow us to estimate the relative contributions of stars accelerated by the dynamical ejection vs binary supernova mechanisms, since dynamical ejection favors faster, more massive runaways, while SN ejection favors the opposite trend. In addition, we use the frequencies of classical OBe stars, high-mass X-ray binaries, and non-compact binaries to discriminate between the mechanisms. Our results show that the dynamical mechanism dominates by a factor of 2 - 3. This also implies a significant contribution from two-step acceleration that occurs when dynamically ejected binaries are followed by SN kicks. We update our published quantitative results from Gaia DR2 proper motions with new data from DR3. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamical vs Supernova Acceleration of OB Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud Oey, M. S. Jones, J. Dorigo Phillips, G. D. Castro, N. Dallas, M. M. Moe, M. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena We use the RIOTS4 sample of SMC field OB stars to determine the origin of massive runaways in this low-metallicity galaxy using Gaia proper motions, together with stellar masses obtained from RIOTS4 data. These data allow us to estimate the relative contributions of stars accelerated by the dynamical ejection vs binary supernova mechanisms, since dynamical ejection favors faster, more massive runaways, while SN ejection favors the opposite trend. In addition, we use the frequencies of classical OBe stars, high-mass X-ray binaries, and non-compact binaries to discriminate between the mechanisms. Our results show that the dynamical mechanism dominates by a factor of 2 - 3. This also implies a significant contribution from two-step acceleration that occurs when dynamically ejected binaries are followed by SN kicks. We update our published quantitative results from Gaia DR2 proper motions with new data from DR3. |
| title | Dynamical vs Supernova Acceleration of OB Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.11444 |