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Binary Information from Open Clusters Using SEDS (BINOCS) Project: The Dynamical Evolution of the Binary Populations in Cluster Environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2017

Peter Frinchaboy
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas Christian University, 2800 S. University Ave., Fort Worth, TX, USA76129 email: p.frinchaboy@tcu.edu, b.a.thompson1@tcu.edu
Benjamin Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas Christian University, 2800 S. University Ave., Fort Worth, TX, USA76129 email: p.frinchaboy@tcu.edu, b.a.thompson1@tcu.edu
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Abstract

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Studying the internal dynamics of stellar clusters is conducted primarily through N-Body simulations. One of the major inputs into N-Body simulations is the binary star frequency and mass distribution, which is currently constrained by relations derived from field binary stars. However to truly understand how clustered environments evolve, binary data from within star clusters is needed including masses. Detailed information on binaries masses, primary and secondary, in star clusters has been limited to date. The primary technique currently available has been radial velocity surveys that are limited in depth. Using previous two-band photometry-based studies that may cover different mass ranges produce potentially discrepant interpretations of the observed binary population. We introduce a new binary detection method, Binary INformation from Open Clusters Using SEDs (BINOCS) that covers the wide mass range needed to improve cluster N-body simulation inputs and comparisons. Using newly-observed multi-wavelength photometric catalogs (0.3 - 8 microns) of the key open clusters with a range of ages, we can show that the BINOCS method determines accurate binary component masses for unresolved cluster binaries through comparison to available RV-based studies. Using this method, we present results on the dynamical evolution of binaries from 0.4 - 2.5 solar masses within five prototypical clusters, spaning 30 Myr to 3.5 Gyr, and how the binary populations evolve as a function of mass.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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