Collisional Shaping of Nuclear Star Cluster Density Profiles
A supermassive black hole surrounded by a dense, nuclear star cluster resides at the center of many galaxies. In this dense environment, high-velocity collisions frequently occur between stars. About 10% of the stars within the Milky Way’s nuclear star cluster collide with other stars before evolvin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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Series: | The Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad251f |