The eye of Gaia on globular cluster kinematics: Internal rotation. Issue Volume 14:Issue S351(2019) (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sollima, A.; Baumgardt, H.; Hilker, M.
• Editors: Bragaglia, Angela; Davies, Melvyn; Sills, Alison; Vesperini, Enrico
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 14:Issue S351(2019)
• Page Start: 516
• Page End: 519
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: methods: data analysis, -- methods: statistical, -- proper motions, -- technique: radial velocities, -- stars: kinematics and dynamics, -- globular clusters: general; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921319007099
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: I present the results of a survey of the kinematics of a large sample of Galactic globular clusters performed thanks to the synergy between the 2nd Gaia data release and the most extensive collection of radial velocities. This unprecedented dataset of 3D velocities of thousand of stars in 62 globular clusters has been used to investigate the rotation patterns of these stellar systems providing insight into the impact of two-body relaxation and tides on the formation and evolution of their rotation.