Clumpy Substructures in Globular Cluster Tidal Tails

Authors: Di Matteo, P.¹; Capuzzo Dolcetta, R.¹; Miocchi, P.²

Source: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Volume 91, Numbers 1-2, January 2005 , pp. 59-73(15)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

In this paper, we present some preliminary results of numerical simulations of a globular cluster orbiting in the inner region of a triaxial galaxy. The formation and evolution of tidal tails around the cluster is discussed, together with their morphology, which shows clumpy substructures as observed, for example, in the galactic globular cluster Palomar 5.

Keywords: numerical simulations; globular clusters; computational astrophysics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10569-005-3221-y

Affiliations: 1: Department of Physics, 011011011011011011011011Universitá di Roma La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 01101101101101101101101101100185, 011011011011011011011011011Rome, 011011011011011011011011011Italy, 2: Department of Physics, 011011011011011011011011Universitá di Roma La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 01101101101101101101101101100185, 011011011011011011011011011Rome, 011011011011011011011011011Italy, Email: miocchi@uniroma1.it

Publication date: 2005-01-01