UV observations of the globular cluster M10 from HST and GALEX. The BSS population

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Title: UV observations of the globular cluster M10 from HST and GALEX. The BSS population
Authors: Dalessandro, E., Ferraro, F. R., Lanzoni, B., Schiavon, R. P., O'Connell, R. W., Beccari, G.
Publication Year: 2013
Collection: Astrophysics
Subject Terms: Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
More Details: We present a combination of high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope and wide-field ground-based and Galaxy Evolution Explorer data of the Galactic Globular Cluster M10 (NGC6254). By using this large data-set we determined the center of gravity of the cluster and we built its density profile from star counts over its entire radial extension. We find that the density profile is well reproduced by a single-mass King model with structural parameters c=1.41 and r_c=41". We also studied the Blue Straggler Star population and its radial distribution. We count a total number of 120 BSS within the tidal radius. Their radial distribution is bimodal: highly peaked in the cluster center, decreasing at intermediate distances and rising again outwards. We discuss these results in the context of the dynamical clock scheme presented by Ferraro et al. (2012) and of recent results about the radial distribution of binary systems in this cluster.
Comment: Accepted for publication by ApJ; 26 pages, 11 figures, 1 table
Document Type: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/770/1/45
Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.0846
Accession Number: edsarx.1305.0846
Database: arXiv
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DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/770/1/45