An analysis of the distribution of globular clusters with postcollapse cores in the Galaxy

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Astrophys. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/167344· OSTI ID:5841753

Chernoff, D F; Djorgovski, S

The structural parameters of Galactic globular clusters are studied. It is found that the distribution of post-core-collapsed clusters is much more concentrated about the Galactic center than the distribution of King (1966) clusters. A distance-independent analysis was used to address the problem of Galactic obscuration. The fact that some internal properties of clusters correlate well with global variables, such as the galactocentric radius, suggests that some external effects are important in cluster evolution. 37 refs.

• Research Organization: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States); California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5841753
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J.; (United States), Vol. 339
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
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DISTANCE
GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MILKY WAY
STAR EVOLUTION
DISTRIBUTION
GALAXIES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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