Predictions of gravity mode pulsations of collisional blue straggler stars in globular clusters

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Autori principali: Briganti, Lorenzo, van Rossem, Walter Eduard, Miglio, Andrea, Bragaglia, Angela, Matteuzzi, Massimiliano
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author Briganti, Lorenzo
van Rossem, Walter Eduard
Miglio, Andrea
Bragaglia, Angela
Matteuzzi, Massimiliano
author_facet Briganti, Lorenzo
van Rossem, Walter Eduard
Miglio, Andrea
Bragaglia, Angela
Matteuzzi, Massimiliano
contents Blue straggler stars (BSSs) are exotic objects, which, being the results of processes such as mass transfer, mergers, or collisions, are considered key objects in the study of their host clusters' dynamics. While many studies on astrometric, spectroscopic, and photometric properties of BSSs in clusters have been conducted, there are few works in the literature regarding their pulsations and internal structure, which can indeed retain traces of their origin. In this work we computed and analysed a grid of collisional BSSs at low metallicity ($Z = 0.01\; Z_\odot$), finding that collision products present a peculiar chemical stratification that leads to periodicities in the period-spacing pattern of high-order gravity modes. These seismic fingerprints provide a unique opportunity to constrain the formation pathways of BSSs in globular clusters.
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spellingShingle Predictions of gravity mode pulsations of collisional blue straggler stars in globular clusters
Briganti, Lorenzo
van Rossem, Walter Eduard
Miglio, Andrea
Bragaglia, Angela
Matteuzzi, Massimiliano
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Blue straggler stars (BSSs) are exotic objects, which, being the results of processes such as mass transfer, mergers, or collisions, are considered key objects in the study of their host clusters' dynamics. While many studies on astrometric, spectroscopic, and photometric properties of BSSs in clusters have been conducted, there are few works in the literature regarding their pulsations and internal structure, which can indeed retain traces of their origin. In this work we computed and analysed a grid of collisional BSSs at low metallicity ($Z = 0.01\; Z_\odot$), finding that collision products present a peculiar chemical stratification that leads to periodicities in the period-spacing pattern of high-order gravity modes. These seismic fingerprints provide a unique opportunity to constrain the formation pathways of BSSs in globular clusters.
title Predictions of gravity mode pulsations of collisional blue straggler stars in globular clusters
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.23189