The primordial binary population in OB associations

M. B.N. Kouwenhoven, A. G.A. Brown, A. Gualandris, L. Kaper, S. F. Portegies Zwart, H. Zinnecker

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Abstract

We present the first results of our adaptive optics survey of 200 (mainly) A-type stars in the nearby OB association Sco OB2, which we will use, together with literature data and detailed simulations of young star clusters, to determine the primordial binary population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-140
Number of pages2
JournalRevista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica: Serie de Conferencias
Volume21
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventIAU Colloquium 191 - The Environment and Evolution of Double and Multiple Stars - Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Duration: 3 Feb 20037 Feb 2003

Keywords

  • Binaries: General
  • Galaxy: Open clusters and associations (scorpius OB2)

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