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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pooley, David
• Hut, Piet

Titel

Dynamical Formation of Close Binaries in Globular Clusters: Cataclysmic Variables

Ist Teil von

• The Astrophysical journal, 2006-08, Vol.646 (2), p.L143-L146

Ort / Verlag

Chicago, IL: IOP Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We answer the long-standing question of which production mechanism is responsible for the cataclysmic variables (CVs) in globular clusters. Arguments have been given that range from mostly primordial presence to a significant contribution of later dynamical formation in close stellar encounters. We conclude, based on a thorough analysis of a homogeneous Chandra data set, that the majority of CVs in dense globular clusters have a dynamical origin.