Energy equipartition in multiple-population globular clusters

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Hauptverfasser: Livernois, A. R., Aros, F. I., Vesperini, E., Askar, A., Bellini, A., Giersz, M., Hong, J., Hypki, A., Libralato, M., Ziliotto, T.
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author Livernois, A. R.
Aros, F. I.
Vesperini, E.
Askar, A.
Bellini, A.
Giersz, M.
Hong, J.
Hypki, A.
Libralato, M.
Ziliotto, T.
author_facet Livernois, A. R.
Aros, F. I.
Vesperini, E.
Askar, A.
Bellini, A.
Giersz, M.
Hong, J.
Hypki, A.
Libralato, M.
Ziliotto, T.
contents We present the results of Monte Carlo simulations aimed at exploring the evolution towards energy equipartition of first- (1G) and second-generation (2G) stars in multiple-population globular clusters and how this evolution is affected by the initial differences between the spatial distributions of the two populations. Our results show that these initial differences have fundamental implications for the evolution towards energy equipartition of the two populations. We find that 2G stars, which are assumed to be initially more centrally concentrated than 1G stars, are generally characterized by a more rapid evolution towards energy equipartition. The evolution towards energy equipartition depends on the velocity dispersion component and is more rapid for the tangential velocity dispersion. The extent of the present-day differences between the degree of energy equipartition of 2G and 1G stars depends on the cluster's dynamical age and may be more significant in the tangential velocity dispersion and at intermediate distances from the cluster's center around the half-mass radius.
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spellingShingle Energy equipartition in multiple-population globular clusters
Livernois, A. R.
Aros, F. I.
Vesperini, E.
Askar, A.
Bellini, A.
Giersz, M.
Hong, J.
Hypki, A.
Libralato, M.
Ziliotto, T.
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We present the results of Monte Carlo simulations aimed at exploring the evolution towards energy equipartition of first- (1G) and second-generation (2G) stars in multiple-population globular clusters and how this evolution is affected by the initial differences between the spatial distributions of the two populations. Our results show that these initial differences have fundamental implications for the evolution towards energy equipartition of the two populations. We find that 2G stars, which are assumed to be initially more centrally concentrated than 1G stars, are generally characterized by a more rapid evolution towards energy equipartition. The evolution towards energy equipartition depends on the velocity dispersion component and is more rapid for the tangential velocity dispersion. The extent of the present-day differences between the degree of energy equipartition of 2G and 1G stars depends on the cluster's dynamical age and may be more significant in the tangential velocity dispersion and at intermediate distances from the cluster's center around the half-mass radius.
title Energy equipartition in multiple-population globular clusters
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.12968