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Models of M 67

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Jarrod R. Hurley
Jarrod R. Hurley*
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia email: jhurley@astro.swin.edu.au
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Abstract

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The old open cluster M 67 is an ideal test case for current star cluster evolution models because of its dynamically evolved structure and rich stellar populations that show clear signs of interaction between stellar, binary and cluster evolution. Here we discuss a direct N-body model of M 67. This model of 12,000 single stars and 12,000 binaries is evolved from zero-age and takes full account of cluster dynamics as well as stellar and binary evolution. At an age of 4 Gyr the model cluster matches the mass and structure of M 67 as constrained by observations. We discuss the role of the primordial binary population and the cluster environment in shaping the nature of the stellar populations of M 67, with a focus on X-ray binaries and blue stragglers.

Keywords

stellar dynamicsmethods: n-body simulationsbinaries: closeblue stragglers
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 442 - 443
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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