Astrometric and Photometric Study of NGC 6397 for Internal Motions, Dark Binaries, and X-Ray Sources

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Hst Proposal Id #10257 Stellar Populations

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We propose to observe the central regions of the globular cluster NGC 6397 with ACS/WFC once per month for the 10 months of its visibility in Cycle 13. The project has three main goals: {1} Measure internal motions for roughly 3000 stars within 150 arcseconds of the cluster center, using archival WFPC2 as a first epoch. The motion of the typical star will be measured to 10-20%. We will detect any central black hole {BH} with a mass greater than 1000 solar masses, and will also measure core-collapse signatures such as anisotropy. {2} Conduct the first-ever search for heavy binaries by looking for the astrometric "wobble" of the luminous secondary. We should find all heavy binaries in the field with separations between 1 and 5 AU and periods between 3 months and 5 years. {3} Search for opticall counterparts to X-ray sources found by Chandra.

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