Monte Carlo simulations of metal-poor star clusters

2006/09/06 by M. Fagiolini, Martina Fagiolini, G. Raimondo +3 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Epoch (astronomy) #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Globular cluster #Monte Carlo method #Observable #Star (game theory) #Star cluster #Stars #Stellar dynamics #Stellar evolution #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054197

18 pages, 12 figures, A&A accepted

arxiv created 2006/09/06 · openalex publication_date 2006/10/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context.Metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) can provide a probe of the earliest epoch of star formation in the Universe, being the oldest observable stellar systems. In addition, young and intermediate-age low-metallicity GCs are present in external galaxies. Nevertheless, inferring their evolutionary status by using integrated properties may suffer from large intrinsic uncertainty caused by the discrete nature of stars in stellar systems, especially in the case of faint objects.

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