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2009MNRAS.397.1577P - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 397, 1577-1586 (2009/August-2)
Do binaries in clusters form in the same way as in the field ?
PARKER R.J., GOODWIN S.P., KROUPA P. and KOUWENHOVEN M.B.N.
Abstract (from CDS):
We argue that the central region of the Orion nebula cluster was ∼100 times denser in the past with a half-mass radius of only 0.1-0.2 pc as (i) it is expanding, (ii) it has very few binaries with separations >103 au and (iii) it is well mixed and therefore dynamically old.
We also examine the origin of the field binary population. Binaries with separations <102 au are not significantly modified in any cluster, therefore at these separations the field reflects the sum of all star formation. Binaries with separations in the range 102- 104 au are progressively more and more heavily affected by dynamical disruption in increasingly dense clusters. If most star formation is clustered, these binaries must be overproduced relative to the field. Finally, no binary with a separation >104 au can survive in any cluster and so must be produced by isolated star formation, but only if all isolated star formation produces extremely wide binaries.
Abstract Copyright: © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 RAS
Journal keyword(s): methods: {em N}-body simulations - binaries: general - stars: formation - open clusters and associations: general
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