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Frequency of Stellar Collisions in Three-Body Heating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

David F. Chernoff  and
Xiaolan Huang
David F. Chernoff
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
Xiaolan Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Abstract

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The probability for collisional interaction of three body binaries is calculated as a function of the physical radius and mass of the stellar objects and the depth of the cluster potential well. For typical cluster parameters, there is a significant chance of physical collision for objects as small as white dwarfs. One consequence of the collisions is to lower the amount of heat produced from hardening a binary, thereby diminishing the efficiency of the three-body heating mechanism.

Type
August 25: X Ray and Compact Objects in Globular Clusters — Continued
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 174: Dynamical Evolution of Stars Clusters , 1996 , pp. 263 - 272
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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