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Star Cluster Migration Near the Galactic Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2010

Michiko Fujii ,
Masaki Iwasawa ,
Yoko Funato  and
Junichiro Makino
Michiko Fujii
Affiliation:
Depertment of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan Division of Theoretical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan
Masaki Iwasawa
Affiliation:
Division of Theoretical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan
Yoko Funato
Affiliation:
Department of General System Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Junichiro Makino
Affiliation:
Division of Theoretical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan
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Abstract

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We performed a self-consistent N-body simulation of star clusters in the Galactic center (GC), taking into account the collisions of stars and formation of an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH). We find that if an IMBH forms in the cluster, it carries young stars to the GC by a 1:1 resonance.

Keywords

Galaxy: centerGalaxy: kinematics and dynamicsgalaxies: star clusters
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S267: Co-Evolution of Central Black Holes and Galaxies , August 2009 , pp. 329
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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