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A highly efficient measure of mass segregation in star clusters

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Context. Investigations of mass segregation are of vital interest for the understanding of the formation and dynamical evolution of stellar systems on a wide range of spatial scales. A consistent analysis requires a robust measure among different objects and well-defined comparison with theoretical expectations. Various methods have been used for this purpose but usually with limited significance, quantifiability, and application to both simulations and observations.

Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116902

Authors: C. Olczak, R. Spurzem, Th. Henning

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Heidelberg University, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories

Language: English

Topic: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Universität Heidelberg, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences

OpenAlex ID: W2172135259