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Cambridge University Press (CUP), Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, S351(14), p. 451-454, 2019

DOI: 10.1017/s1743921319006823

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Galactic Globular Clusters: A new catalog of masses, structural parameters, velocity dispersion profiles, proper motions and space orbits

Journal article published in 2019 by Michael Hilker ORCID, Holger Baumgardt, Antonio Sollima ORCID, Andrea Bellini
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Abstract

AbstractWe collected radial velocities of more than 50.000 individual stars in 156 Galactic globular clusters (GGC) and matched them with HST photometry and Gaia DR2 proper motions. This allowed us to derive the GGC’s mean proper motions and space velocities. By fitting a large set of N-body simulations to their velocity dispersion and surface density profiles, combined with new measurements of their internal radially dependent mass functions, we have determined their present-day masses and structural parameters, and for 144 GGCs their internal kinematics. We also derive the initial cluster masses by calculating the cluster orbits backwards in time applying suitable recipes to account for mass-loss and dynamical friction. The new fundamental parameters of GGCs are publicly available via an online database, which will regularly be updated.

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