https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00205-x
Regular Article
Membership of stars in open clusters using random forest with gaia data
1
Minerva Schools at KGI, 94103, San Francisco, CA, USA
2
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, 500 032, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
Received:
20
January
2021
Accepted:
22
June
2021
Published online:
8
July
2021
Membership of stars in open clusters is one of the most crucial parameters in studies of star clusters. Gaia opened a new window in the estimation of membership because of its unprecedented 6-D data. In the present study, we used published membership data of nine open star clusters as a training set to find new members from Gaia DR2 data using a supervised random forest model with a precision of around 90%. The number of new members found is often double the published number. Membership probability of a larger sample of stars in clusters is a major benefit in determination of cluster parameters like distance, extinction and mass functions. We also found members in the outer regions of the cluster and found sub-structures in the clusters studied. The color magnitude diagrams are more populated and enriched by the addition of new members making their study more promising.
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