| Name: Khushboo Kunwar Rao |
| Affiliation: Institute of Astronomy, National Central University |
| Conference ID: ASI2026_1077 |
| Title: Unraveling Formation Mechanisms of Stragglers in Open Clusters |
| Abstract Type: Oral |
| Abstract Category: Stars, Interstellar Medium, and Astrochemistry in Milky Way |
| Author(s) and Co-Author(s) with Affiliation: Khushboo Kunwar Rao(Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taiwan), Vikrant Jadhav(Astronomical Institute, Charles University, Prague), Wen Ping Chen(Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taiwan) |
| Abstract: Stragglers are stars that appear younger than the rest of their siblings, such as blue stragglers, yellow stragglers, and blue lurkers. They are thought to form through stellar interactions, including mass transfer or mergers in binary systems and, in some cases, direct collisions. Because of this, stragglers provide valuable clues about binary evolution and mass transfer processes. Recent advances, especially from the Gaia mission and large spectroscopic surveys, have greatly improved our ability to identify and study these unusual stars. In this talk, I will present results on the formation and evolution of several stragglers in open clusters, using time-series observations and modeling to reconstruct their evolutionary histories. |
