A multi-wavelength survey of NGC\,6752: X-ray counterparts, two new dwarf novae, and a core-collapsed radial profile

Details A multi-wavelength survey of NGC\,6752: X-ray counterparts, two new dwarf novae, and a core-collapsed radial profile A multi-wavelength survey of NGC\,6752: X-ray counterparts, two new dwarf novae, and a core-collapsed radial profile

2012-04-20

arxiv.org/abs/1204.4723v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

17 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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We present the results of a multi-wavelength (FUV to I-band) survey of the stellar populations of the globular cluster NGC 6752, using STIS, ACS and WFC3 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. We have confirmed that two previously identified CV candidates are, in fact, dwarf novae which underwent outbursts during our observations. We have also identified previously unknown optical counterparts to two X-ray sources. We estimate the position of the centre of the cluster, and show that the stellar density profile is not well described by a single King model, indicating that this cluster is in a core-collapsed or post-core collapse phase. The colour-magnitude diagram shows a well-populated horizontal branch, numerous blue stragglers and white dwarfs (WDs), as well as 87 sources in the gap region where we expect to find WD - main sequence binaries, including cataclysmic variables (CVs). The X-ray sources and WD binary systems are the most centrally concentrated populations, with dynamically estimated characteristic masses >1.1Msun and >0.8Msun, respectively.

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