\begin{table}%t2 \caption{\label{tab:encounter_rate_parameter_space}Typical stellar encounter parameters.} %\centerline {\small \begin{tabular}{llllc} \hline\hline\noalign{\smallskip} Mass groups & $m_{\star}$ & $r_{{\rm enc}}$ & $v_{{\rm enc}}$ & $\gamma_{{\rm enc}}$ \\ & [$\Msun$] & [AU] & [AU/yr] & \\ \hline\noalign{\smallskip} low mass & $0.1{-}1$ & $10^{2-3}$ & $\sim$0.3 & $10^{-1}$ \\ intermediate mass & $1{-}10$ & $10^{2-2.5}$ & $\sim$2 & $1$ \\ high mass & 10--100& $10^{2}$ & $\sim$6 & 10 \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip {Note: the first column denotes the three mass groups, the second column contains the adopted mass ranges, $m_{\star}$, while in the third typical interaction radii, $r_{{\rm enc}}$, are listed for each mass group. In the last two columns the resulting ``encounter escape speeds'', $v_{{\rm enc}}$, and the ``gravitational focusing parameter'', $\gamma_{{\rm enc}}$, are noted (see text for definitions of these quantities).} \end{table}