Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-11-15
Astrophys.J. 621 (2005) L37-L40
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 1 figure. Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/428942
Recent Chandra observations of interacting and starburst galaxies have led us to investigate the apparent correlation between the positions of young star clusters and Chandra point sources. Assumed to be X-ray binaries (XRBs), these point sources do not seem to coincide with the massive (~1e5 Msun), young (1-50 Myr) stellar clusters that can easily form systems capable of such emission. We use a sophisticated binary evolution and population synthesis code (StarTrack) and a simplified cluster model to track both the X-ray luminosity and position of XRBs as a function of time. These binaries are born within the cluster potential with self-consistent positions and velocities and we show that a large fraction (~70%) can be ejected from the parent due to supernova explosions and associated systemic velocities. For brighter sources and cluster masses below ~1e6 Msun, we find that the average number of bright XRBs per cluster remains near or below unity, consistent with current observations.
Belczynski Krzysztof
Kalogera Vassiliki
Sepinsky J.
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