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Characterizing Blue Straggler Star Populations in Globular Clusters using HST Photometric Survey Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Mirko Simunovic  and
Thomas H. Puzia
Mirko Simunovic
Affiliation:
Institute of Astrophysics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile email: msimunov@astro.puc.cl, tpuzia@astro.puc.cl
Thomas H. Puzia
Affiliation:
Institute of Astrophysics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile email: msimunov@astro.puc.cl, tpuzia@astro.puc.cl
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Abstract

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We present early results from a detailed analysis of the BSS population in Galactic GCs based on HST data. Using proper motion cleaning of the color-magnitude diagrams we construct a large catalog of BSSs and study some population properties. Stellar evolutionary models are used to find stellar mass and age estimates for the BSS populations in order to establish constraints related to the dynamical interactions in which they may have formed.

Keywords

stellar dynamics(stars:) blue stragglers(Galaxy:) globular clusters: general
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29B: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 149 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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