SEGUE-2 Limits on Metal-Rich Old-Population Hypervelocity Stars In the Galactic Halo

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2010-08-13

arxiv.org/abs/1008.2384v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

18 pages including 5 figures; Submitted to ApJ

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We present new limits on the ejection of metal-rich old-population hypervelocity stars from the Galactic center (GC) as probed by the SEGUE-2 survey. Our limits are a factor of 3-10 more stringent than previously reported, depending on stellar type. Compared to the known population of B-star ejectees, there can be no more than 30 times more metal-rich old-population F/G stars ejected from the GC. Because B stars comprise a tiny fraction of a normal stellar population, this places significant limits on a combination of the GC mass function and the ejection mechanism for hypervelocity stars. In the presence of a normal GC mass function, our results require an ejection mechanism that is about 5.5 times more efficient at ejecting B-stars compared to low-mass F/G stars.

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