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C. Thurl, K.V. Johnston (Wesleyan University)
Recent photometric studies of the globular cluster \omegaCen have revealed evidence for multiple stellar populations.
Possible scenarios for the formation of such an object include: (i) multiple stars formation epochs within a single object; and (ii) mergers of distinct low-mass, single population systems.
In this poster we examine the latter scenario, by estimating the likelihood of merging of such systems within a larger galactic environment using both analytic estimates and N-body simulations.