TIDAL SHOCKS IN GLOBULAR CLUSTERS WITH A BARRED GALACTIC POTENTIAL

The tidal interaction of globular clusters with the Galactic bulge is studied. We employ a Galactic potential that includes a bar. In particular, clusters with orbits residing in the bar region are considered. We calculate the tidal force on the real orbit of globular clusters, rather than the usual...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: E. Moreno, C. Allen, B. Pichardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57116170035
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57116170035
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Galaxy: halo
Galaxy: bulge
globular clusters: general
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Sumario:The tidal interaction of globular clusters with the Galactic bulge is studied. We employ a Galactic potential that includes a bar. In particular, clusters with orbits residing in the bar region are considered. We calculate the tidal force on the real orbit of globular clusters, rather than the usual straight-line approximation. With ideas developed by Gnedin et al. (1999), we estimate the adiabatic correction for the internal heating of globular clusters using a t for the tidal force. The tidal force in a barred potential behaves in a more complex way than in an axysimmetric potential.