Monday, January 12, 2009
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Dynamics of Galactic Clusters Morning Session Chair: Steve Zepf (Michigan State) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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8:50am |
David Gross (KITP Director)
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Welcome [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
9:00am |
Fred Rasio (Northwestern Univ.)
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Overview of Dynamics Questions [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
9:30am |
Douglas Heggie (Univ. Edinburgh)
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Dynamical Models of M4 and NGC 6397 [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:00am |
Steve McMillan (Drexel Univ.)
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Dynamical Evolution of Clusters with Primordial Mass Segregation [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:30am |
MORNING BREAK |
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11:00am |
John Fregeau (UCSB)
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The Role of Binaries on Cluster Dynamical Evolution [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
11:30am |
Harvey Richer (Univ. British Columbia)
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New Observations Relating to the Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:00pm |
Craig Heinke (Univ. Alberta)
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The Effects of Primordial Binary Destruction on X-ray Sources in Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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Exotic Products of Dynamical Interactions Afternoon Session Chair: Fred Rasio (Northwestern) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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2:00pm |
Alison Sills (McMaster Univ.)
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Blue Stragglers - A Theory Overview [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
2:30pm |
Francesco Ferraro (Univ. Bologna)
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Observations of Exotic Objects in Galactic Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
3:00pm |
Christian Knigge (Univ. Southampton)
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A Binary Origin for Blue Stragglers [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
3:30pm |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
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4:00pm |
Natasha Ivanova (Univ. Toronto)
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Formation and Evolution of Compact Objects in Dense Clusters[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
4:30pm |
R. Michael Rich (UCLA)
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Deep HST Imaging of NGC 6397 and 47 Tuc [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
5:00pm |
Andrea Dieball (Univ. Southampton)
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Blue Hook Stars [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
5:30pm |
SHUTTLE TO BWSCI |
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Compact Objects in Galactic Clusters Morning Session Chair: Vicky Kalogera (Northwestern) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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9:00am |
Scott Ransom (NRAO)
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Radio Pulsars in Globular Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
9:30am |
Craig Heinke (Univ. Alberta)
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Chandra Observations of Galactic Globular Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:00am |
Natalie Webb (CNRS)
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XMM-Newton Observations of Galactic Globular Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:30am |
MORNING BREAK |
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Evolution of Young Globular Cluster Systems
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11:00am |
John Gallagher (UW-Madison)
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Compact Massive Young Star Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
11:30am |
Nate Bastian (Univ. Cambridge)
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Evidence for the Uniformity of Star and Cluster Formation from Quiescent Galaxies to Extreme Starbursts[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:00pm |
Rupali Chandar (Univ. Toledo)
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The Formation and Destruction of Star Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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Afternoon Session Chair: Enrico Vesperini (Drexel Univ.) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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2:00pm |
Genevieve Parmentier (Bonn Univ.)
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Star Cluster System Evolution - The First 100 Myr [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
2:30pm |
Paul Goudfrooij (STScI)
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Globular Clusters Formed in Galaxy Mergers [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
3:00pm |
Christopher Waters (MSU)
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High Resolution Analysis of the M87 Globular Cluster System [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
3:30pm |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
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4:00pm |
Mark Gieles (ESO)
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The Shape of the Globular Cluster Mass Function - Can Dynamical Evolution Explain It? [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
4:30pm |
Dean McLaughlin (Keele University)
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Shaping the Globular Cluster Mass Function by Stellar-Dynamical Evaporation [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
5:00pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION (Chair: Steve Zepf)
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Panel members: Henny Lamers, Linda Smith, and
Brad Whitmore [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
5:30pm |
RECEPTION |
KITP Courtyard |
6:15pm |
SPECIAL EVENTS DINNER |
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8:00pm |
SHUTTLE TO BWSCI |
*Time is flexible |
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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Multiple Populations in Globular Clusters Morning Session Chair: Alison Sills (McMaster Univ.) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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9:00am |
Giampaolo Piotto (Univ. di Padova)
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Multiple Stellar Populations in Star Clusters: An Observational Overview [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
9:30am |
Raffaele Gratton (INAF, Italy)
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Chemical Inhomogeneities in Globular Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:00am |
Judith Cohen (Caltech)
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Globular Cluster Elemental and Isotopic Abundances [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:30am |
MORNING BREAK |
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11:00am |
Enrico Vesperini (Drexel Univ.)
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Formation and Dynamical Evolution of Multiple Populations [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
11:30am |
Francesca D'Antona (INAF OAR, Italy)
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Multiple Populations in Globular Clusters: the Role of Super-AGB and Massive AGB Stars Talk given by Raffaele Gratton [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:00pm |
Corinne Charbonnel (Univ. Geneva)
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Massive Stellar Engines in Globular Clusters [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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2:00pm |
FREE AFTERNOON |
Shuttle available to BWSCI |
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
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Globular Cluster Systems Morning Session Chair: Linda Sparke (U. Wisconsin-Madison) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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9:00am |
Oleg Gnedin (Univ. Michigan)
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Formation of Globular Clusters - Hydrodynamic Cosmological Simulations [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
9:30am |
Andres Escala (Stanford)
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Stability of Galactic Gaseous Disks and the Formation of Massive Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:00am |
Holger Baumgardt (Bonn Univ.)
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High Mass-to-light Ratios of UCDs - Evidence for Dark Matter?[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:30am |
MORNING BREAK |
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11:00am |
Katherine Rhode (Indiana Univ.)
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Observations of Globular Cluster Systems [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
11:30am |
Eric Peng (Peking Univ.)
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The Formation Efficiencies of Globular Clusters[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:00pm |
Aaron Romanowsky (UCO/Lick)
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Surveying the Dynamical Structure of Globular Cluster Systems[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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Compact Objects in Extragalactic Clusters Afternoon Session Chair: Tom Maccarone (Univ. Southampton) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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2:00pm |
Giuseppina Fabbiano (Harvard, CfA)
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Globular Cluster and Field LMXBs in Nearby Elliptical Galaxies [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
2:30pm |
Nicola Brassington (Harvard, CfA)
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Linking LMXBs and Globular Cluster Populations: Non-Uniform Spatial Distributions Within Elliptical Galaxies[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
3:00pm |
Arunav Kundu (MSU)
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Metallicity Distribution and Link to LMXBs [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
3:30pm |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
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4:00pm |
Melvyn Davies (Lund Univ.)
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Black Holes and Core Expansion in Massive Star Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
4:30pm |
RECENT RESULTS |
Short Presentations (TBA) [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
5:45pm |
RECEPTION |
KITP Courtyard |
6:15pm |
SPECIAL EVENTS DINNER |
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8:00pm |
SHUTTLE TO BWSCI |
*Time is flexible |
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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Black Holes in Clusters Morning Session Chair: Simon Portegies Zwart (UvA) [Talks are 20 min + 10 min Discussion]
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9:00am |
Thomas Maccarone (Univ. Southampton)
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Observational Evidence for Black Holes in Globular Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
9:30am |
Eva Noyola (MPE)
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Internal Kinematics for the Globular Cluster M54 [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
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Jay Anderson (STScI)
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Proper Motions at the Center of Omega Cen [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
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PANEL DISCUSSION |
[Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
10:30am |
MORNING BREAK |
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11:00am |
Stefan Umbreit (Northwestern Univ.)
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Monte Carlo Simulations of Clusters with IMBHs [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
11:30am |
Michele Trenti (Univ. Colorado)
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IMBH Fingerprints in Globular Clusters [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:00pm |
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann (Vanderbilt Univ.)
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Gravitational Wave Recoil and the Retention of Intermediate Mass Black Holes[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
12:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
END OF CONFERENCE |
MODEST-9 WORKSHOP
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2:00pm |
Steve McMillan (Drexel Univ.)
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Overview of MODEST and MUSE (MUltiscale MUltiphysics Software Environment) [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
2:30pm |
OPEN DISCUSSION |
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3:00pm |
Douglas Heggie (Univ. Edinburgh)
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Key Questions and Conference Highlights: Theory [Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
3:30pm |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
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4:00pm |
Giampaolo Piotto (Univ. di Padova)
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Key Questions and Conference Highlights: Observations [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
4:30pm |
OPEN DISCUSSION |
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5:00pm |
Simon Portegies Zwart (Univ. Amsterdam)
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The CosmoGrid Project [Podcast][Aud][Cam] |
5:30pm |
OPEN DISCUSSION |
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
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MODEST-9 WORKSHOP
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9:00am |
DISCUSSION PANELS |
Parallel discussion sessions:
1. Multiple Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters (Organized by Giampaolo Piotto and Enrico Vesperini) 9am-5pm
2. MUSE Multiscale Multiphysics Scientific Environment (Organized by Simon Portegies Zwart) 9am-5pm
3. What can resolve the disagreement between theory and observation in cluster structural properties? Tiny initial binary fractions, intermediate mass black holes, dynamical immaturity, stellar collisions, discrepant definitions of the core radius? (Organized by John Fregeau) 9am-5pm |
ABSTRACTS/POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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Peter Anders (Sterekundig Inst., Univ. Utrecht)
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Evolution of GCs: More than "Fading Away" |
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Rosemary Apple (Univ. of Edinburgh)
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Simple 2-Component Models of Stellar Systems[Poster] |
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Giuseppe Bertin (Univ. degli Studi di Milano)
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The Construction of Non-Spherical Models of Quasi-Relaxed Stellar Systems[Poster] |
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Charles Bonatto (IF-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS)
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The Milky Way Globular Cluster System Revisited |
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Justice Bruursema (Johns Hopkins Univ.)
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Constraining the Presence of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes in Globular Clusters through the use of Hubble Space Telescope Proper Motions |
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Ana Chies-Santos (Univ. Utrect)
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Globular Clusters Systems of Early-Type Galaxies in the Near-Infrared |
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Gabriele Cocozza (Univ. Bologna)
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Chandra and HST Observations of the Globular Cluster NGC 6266 |
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Emanuele D'Alessandro (Univ. Bologna)
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BSS Observations in Globular Clusters |
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Morgan Fouesneau (Obs. de Strasbourg)
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Accounting for Stochastic Fluctuations in the Analysis of Cluster Properties[Poster] |
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Tassos Fragos (Northwestern Univ.)
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A New Computational Tool for Stellar Population Studies |
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Michiko Fujii (Univ. Tokyo)
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N-body Simulation of Star Clusters near the Galactic Center using BRIDGE [Poster] |
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Mark Gieles (ESO)
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The Early Evolution of the Star Cluster Mass Function |
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Evert Glebbeek (McMaster Univ.)
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Live Stellar Evolution and Stellar Collisions in N-body Simulations[Poster] |
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Jimmy Irwin (Univ. Michigan)
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Strong [O III] and [N II] Optical Emission Lines from a Suspected Black Hole In A Globular Cluster In the Elliptical Galaxy NGC1399: Evidence For Stellar Disruption? |
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Sungsoo Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.)
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Dynamical Evolution of the Mass Function and Radial Profile of the Globular Cluster Systems of the Milky Way and M87 |
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Diederik Kruijssen (Astro. Inst. Utrecht/Leiden Obs.)
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On the Mass-to-Light Ratios of Globular Clusters[Poster] |
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Diederik Kruijssen (Astro. Inst. Utrecht/Leiden Obs.)
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The Interpretation of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function[Poster] |
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Henny J.G.L.M. Lamers (Astronomical Inst. Utrecht)
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Destruction and Survival of Star Clusters |
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Barbara Lanzoni (Univ. Bologna)
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Searching for Intermediate-Mass Black Holes in Galactic Globular Clusters |
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Nathan Leigh (McMaster Univ.)
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A Simple Semi-Analytic Model for Blue Straggler Formation in Globular Cluster Cores |
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Jamie Lombardi (Allegheny College)
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On Hydrodynamics of Triple Stellar Encounters |
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Otonyo Mangete (Drexel Univ.)
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Particle-Mesh Methods on Graphics Processing Units: The Application of Emulated Double-Precision to Improve Speed and Precision[Poster] |
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Bryan Miller (Gemini Obs.)
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The Ages and Metallicities of Globular Clusters and Nuclei in dE Galaxies |
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Kenneth Moody (Penn State Univ.)
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Modeling the Retention Probability of Black Holes in Globular Clusters: Kicks and Rates |
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Mario Pasquato (Univ. di Pisa)
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On the Fundamental Line of the Globular Cluster System[Poster] |
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Mark Peacock (Univ. Southampton)
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Low Mass X-ray Binaries in M31 GCs |
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Florent Renaud (Obs. de Strasbourg)
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Cluster Formation and Compressive Tides in Major Mergers[Poster] |
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Takayuki Saitoh (Nat'l Obs. of Japan)
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Formation of Globular Clusters in Colliding Galaxies |
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Mathieu Servillat (CESR, France/CfA Harvard)
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X-ray Sources in the Globular Cluster NGC 2808: A Multiwavelength Study with Chandra, XMM-Newton, HST and ATCA Observations[Poster] |
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Jihye Shin (Kyung Hee Univ.)
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Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters with a Dark Matter Halo |
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Esteban Silva-Villa (Univ. Utrect)
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Star Clusters and Field Star Populations in the Spiral Galaxy NGC 4395 |
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Linda Smith (STScI)
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The Cluster Formation History of M82 |
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Matthew Steele (Michigan State Univ.)
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Optical Spectroscopy and the Nature of the Black Hole X-Ray Source in the NGC 4472 Globular Cluster RZ2109 |
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Rachel Strickler (UCSC)
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Helium-Core White Dwarfs in the Globular Cluster NGC 6397[Poster] |
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Ataru Tanikawa (Nat'l Obs. of Japan)
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Effect of Hardness of Primordial Binaries on Evolution of Star Clusters |
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Anna Lisa Varri (Univ. Milano)
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Properties of Quasi-Relaxed Stellar Systems in an External Tidal Field[Poster] |
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Elizabeth Wehner (Univ. Utrect)
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The Globular Cluster System of the Recent Merger Remnant, NGC 1316 |
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Brad Whitmore (STScI)
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What the Antennae Has Taught Us About Star Clusters |
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Andreas Zezas (Harvard, CfA)
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A Systematic Study of the Non-Uniformly Distributed Globular Cluster and X-Ray Source Populations in NGC4261 |
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