Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-09-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
10 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication by MNRAS
Scientific paper
We used deep wide field photometric observations to derive the fraction of binary systems in a sample of five high-latitude Galactic open clusters. By analysing the color distribution of Main Sequence stars we derived the minimum fraction of binary systems required to reproduce the observed color-magnitude diagram morphologies. We found that all the analysed clusters contain a minimum binary fraction larger than 11% within the core radius. The estimated global fractions of binary systems range from 35% to 70% depending on the cluster. The comparison with homogeneous estimates performed in globular clusters indicates that open clusters hold a significantly higher fraction of binary systems, as predicted by theoretical models and N-body simulations. A dependence of the relative fraction of binary systems on the cluster mass has been detected, suggesting that the binary disruption within the cluster core is the dominant process that drives the fraction of binaries in stellar systems.
Beccari Giacomo
Carballo-Bello Julio A.
Ferraro Francesco R.
Fusi Pecci Flavio
Lanzoni Barbara
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