On the Formation of Runaway Stars BN and x in the Orion Nebula Cluster
On the Formation of Runaway Stars BN and x in the Orion Nebula Cluster
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猎户座星云团中逃逸星 BN 和 x 的形成
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/201732472
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发表时间:
2017
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U. Virginia
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作者:
J. Farias;Jonathan C. Tan Dept. of Space;Earth;Environment;C. Astronomy;U. Virginia
We explore scenarios for the dynamical ejection of stars BN and x from source I in the Kleinmann-Low nebula of the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC), which is important for being the closest region of massive star formation. This ejection would cause source I to become a close binary or a merger product of two stars. We thus consider binary-binary encounters as the mechanism to produce this event. By running a large suite of $N$-body simulations, we find that it is nearly impossible to match the observations when using the commonly adopted masses for the participants, especially a source I mass of $7\:{\rm{M}}_\odot$. The only way to recreate the event is if source I is more massive, i.e., $\sim20\:{\rm{M}}_\odot$. However, even in this case, the likelihood of reproducing the observed system is low. We discuss the implications of these results for understanding this important star-forming region.
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6.5
作者:
K. Menten;M. Reid;J. Forbrich;J. Forbrich;A. Brunthaler
通讯作者:
K. Menten;M. Reid;J. Forbrich;J. Forbrich;A. Brunthaler