Hot subdwarf stars - galactic orbits and distribution perpendicular to the plane

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1997-08-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9708184v1

Astron. Astrophys. 327 (1997) 577-586

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, LaTeX (epsf, l-aa), incl. 5 Postscript figures; Accepted by A&A (Main Journal)

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The spatial distribution and the population nature of subdwarf B type stars in the galaxy is investigated based on the kinematics of these stars. The orbits of 41 stars have been calculated using a galactic mass model. These are well behaved and 10 stars reach to |z| > 2 kpc. Many orbits are very eccentric, reaching in to just 2 kpc from the galactic centre, or veering out to beyond 20 kpc. None of the stars can be identified uniquely as classical Population II objects. The average eccentricity ECC of the orbits of our sample is 0.24, the average normalised z-extent NZE of the orbits is 0.16, and the asymmetric drift of our sample is -36 km s^-1. The distribution in z shows a relative minimum near z=0 pc and has maxima near z=300 pc. This reflects the smaller probability to find the stars IN the disk than away from the disk.

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