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Paper: Simulations of Interacting Galaxies Covering More Than Ten Orders of Magnitude
Volume: 423, Galaxy Wars: Star Formation and Stellar Populations in Interacting Galaxies
Page: 203
Authors: Kruijssen, J. M. D.; Pelupessy, F. I.; Lamers, H. J. G. L. M.; Portegies Zwart, S. F.; Icke, V.
Abstract: We have performed numerical simulations of interacting galaxies in which the evolution of the entire star cluster population is computed, combining parameterised cluster models with an N-body/SPH code. The effect of the (changing) tidal field on cluster evolution is accounted for. We find that star clusters are destroyed in galaxy mergers, despite a strong increase of the star formation rate. The destruction rate decreases with increasing mass, implying that above a certain initial cluster mass the net result is an increase of the number of star clusters, indicating the formation of a cluster population that likely precedes present-day globular cluster systems.
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