Stellar Collisions in the Galactic Center: Massive Stars, Collision Remnants, and Missing Red Giants

Stellar Collisions in the Galactic Center: Massive Stars, Collision Remnants, and Missing Red Giants

Like most galaxies, the Milky Way harbors a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at its center, surrounded by a nuclear star cluster. In this dense star cluster, direct collisions can occur between stars before they evolve off the main sequence. Using a statistical approach, we characterize the outcomes o...

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Main Authors: Sanaea C. Rose, Smadar Naoz, Re’em Sari, Itai Linial
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Stellar dynamics
Galactic center
Star clusters
Stellar mergers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acee75

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acee75

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