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Table 2

Cluster models, resulting mean cluster densities and age, at which these densities are reached in the leaky cluster development.

No. of stars Mean density Cluster age Encounter
M/ pc3 Myr probability

32 000 4.2  ×  104
16 000 2.1  ×  104 63.4%
8000 1.0  ×  104 41.9%
4000 5.3  ×  103 1.8 Myr 28.4%
2000 2.7  ×  103 2.3 Myr 21.3%
1000 1.3  ×  103 2.8 Myr 16.9%

Notes. The last column shows the probability for a solar-type star located within 0.7 pc from the center to ungergo an encounter between 100 AU and 1000 AU.

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