The origin of B-type runaway stars based on kinematics

Context. Runaway stars depart their birthplaces with high peculiar velocities. Two mechanisms are commonly invoked to explain their origin, the binary supernova scenario and the dynamical ejection scenario. Investigating the kinematic properties of runaway stars is key to understanding their origins. Aims. We investigated the origins of 39 B-type runaway stars from LAMOST using orbital traceback analysis. Methods. From the LAMOST catalog, we selected 39 B-type runaway stars and determined their spectral subtypes from key absorption lines. We then derived atmospheric parameters for each star using the Stellar Label Machine, which is trained on TLUSTY synthetic spectra computed under the nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium assumption. Using the derived atmospheric parameters as input, we estimated stellar masses and ages with a machine learning model trained on PARSEC evolutionary tracks. We finally performed orbital traceback with <ns0:monospace>GALPY</ns0:monospace> to analyze their origins. Results. Through orbital traceback, we find that 29 stars have trajectories entirely within the Galactic disk, whereas 10are disk-passing yet still trace back to the disk. Two stars have trajectories that intersect those of known clusters. Their orbits show similar morphologies in both the X − Y and R − Z planes, and their [M/H] values are comparable, suggesting possible cluster origins. However, definitive confirmation will require additional evidence. In addition, the VSp − v sin i plane shows that runaway stars with low peculiar space velocities but high v sin i remain on the Galactic disk, whereas those with high peculiar space velocities but low v sin ipass through the disk, possibly reflecting two distinct origins.