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Origin and Radial Distribution of Faint Blue Horizontal-Branch Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Charles D. Bailyn ,
Jonathan E. Grindlay ,
Haldan Cohn  and
Phyllis M. Lugger
Charles D. Bailyn
Affiliation:
Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Jonathan E. Grindlay
Affiliation:
Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Haldan Cohn
Affiliation:
Indiana University
Phyllis M. Lugger
Affiliation:
Indiana University

Abstract

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We report the identification of 23 faint blue horizontal branch stars in Omega Centauri similar to those discussed by Buonanno et al. (1985) in M15. We find that these stars are significantly concentrated towards the center of the cluster with respect to other giants. We suggest that they may have formed from the collision of a main sequence star and a white dwarf.

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Type
Chapter X. Poster Papers on Formation and Evolution of Globular Clusters
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 126: The Harlow-Shapley Symposium on Globular Cluster Systems in Galaxies , 1988 , pp. 679 - 680
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1988 

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