Rotation, planets, and the 'second parameter' of the horizontal branch

被引:53
作者
Soker, N [1 ]
Harpaz, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Haifa, Dept Phys, IL-36006 Tivon, Israel
关键词
binaries : close; stars : horizontal branch; stars; low-mass; brown dwarfs; planetary systems; stars : rotation; globular clusters : individual : M13;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03738.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We analyse the angular momentum evolution from the red giant branch (RGB) to the horizontal branch (HB) and along the HB. Using rotation velocities for stars in the globular cluster M13, we find that the required angular momentum for the fast rotators is up to 1-3 orders of magnitude (depending on some assumptions) larger than that of the Sun. Planets of masses up to 5 times Jupiter's mass and up to an initial orbital separation of similar to 2 au are sufficient to spin-up the RGB progenitors of most of these fast rotators. Other stars have been spun-up by brown dwarfs or low-mass main-sequence stars. Our results show that the fast rotating HB stars have been probably spun-up by planets, brown dwarfs or low-mass main-sequence stars while they evolved on the RGB. We argue that the angular momentum considerations presented in this paper further support the 'planet second parameter' model. In this model, the 'second parameter' process, which determines the distribution of stars on the HB, is interaction with low-mass companions, in most cases with gas-giant planets, and in a minority of cases with brown dwarfs or low-mass main-sequence stars. The masses and initial orbital separations of the planets (or brown dwarfs or low-mass main-sequence stars) form a rich spectrum of different physical parameters, which manifests itself in the rich varieties of HB morphologies observed in the different globular clusters.
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