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From young massive star cluster to old globular: the L_V-sigma_0 relationship as a diagnostic tool | | R. de Grijs
; M.I. Wilkinson
; C.N. Tadhunter
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22 Apr 2005 | | Journal: | Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 361 (2005) 311-329 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | Sheffield, UK), M.I. Wilkinson (IoA, Cambridge, UK), C.N. Tadhunter (Sheffield, UK | | Abstract: | We present a new analysis of the properties of the young massive star clusters, which demonstrates that these objects are plausible progenitors of old globular clusters (GCs). The method is based on the tight relationship for old GCs between their V-band luminosities and (central) velocity dispersions, sigma_0. We improve the significance of the relationship and find that its functional form, L_V/Lsun propto sigma_0^(1.57 +- 0.10) (km/s), is fully consistent with previous determinations for smaller Galactic and M31 GC samples. The tightness of the relationship for a GC sample drawn from environments as diverse as those found in the Local Group implies that its origin must be sought in intrinsic properties of the GC formation process itself. We evolve the luminosities of the young massive star clusters (YMCs) in the local Universe to an age of 12 Gyr and find that most YMCs will evolve to loci close to, or to slightly fainter luminosities than the improved GC relationship. In the absence of significant external disturbances, this implies that these objects may potentially survive to become old GC-type objects over a Hubble time. The main advantage of our new method is its simplicity; the only observables required here are the system’s velocity dispersion and luminosity. The most important factor affecting the robustness of our conclusions is the adopted form of the initial mass function. We use N-body simulations to confirm that dynamical evolution of the clusters does not significantly alter our conclusions. [ABRIDGED] | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0504496 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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