The impact of mass loss on star cluster formation - I. Analytical results

被引:106
作者
Boily, CM
Kroupa, P
机构
[1] Astron Rech Inst, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Univ Kiel, Inst Theoret Phys & Astrophys, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
关键词
stars : evolution; stars : formation; galaxies : star clusters;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06076.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We study analytically the disruptive effect of instantaneous gas removal from a cluster containing O stars. We set up an iterative calculation based on the stellar velocity distribution function to compute the fraction of stars that remain bound once the cluster has ejected the gas and is out of equilibrium. We show that the stellar bound fraction is a function of the initial cluster distribution function as well as the star-formation efficiency, epsilon, taken constant throughout the cluster. The case of the Plummer sphere is dealt with in greater detail, where we find that up to similar or equal to50 per cent of the stars may remain bound when epsilon assumes values < 1/2, contrary to expectations derived from the virial theorem. The fraction of bound stars is expressed algebraically for polytropic distribution functions.
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页码:665 / 672
页数:8
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