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The Fraction of Runaway OB Stars in the SMC Field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2007

J. B. Lamb  and
M. S. Oey
J. B. Lamb
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1042, USA email: joellamb@umich.edu
M. S. Oey
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1042, USA email: joellamb@umich.edu
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Abstract

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The fraction of field OB stars that originate from clusters can help probe the dynamical evolution of clusters. Field stars represent a significant fraction (20-30%) of the OB population in galaxies, and estimates for the fraction of field OB stars that are runaways range from the classical value of <10% (Blaauw 1961) to contemporary results suggesting >90% (de Wit et al. 2005). We obtained Magellan IMACS observations on the kinematics of field OB stars in the SMC to examine the line-of-sight velocities of this population. Using these observations, we will estimate the fraction of runaways to serve as a probe of cluster evolution.

Keywords

binaries: generalstars: early-typestars: kinematicsstars: statisticsopen clusters and associations: generalgalaxies individual (Magellanic Clouds)galaxies: stellar content
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S246: Dynamical Evolution of Dense Stellar Systems , September 2007 , pp. 63 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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