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We present an improved data-reduction technique to obtain high-precision proper motions (PMs) of globular clusters using Hubble Space Telescope data. The new reduction is superior to the one presented in the first paper of this series for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-25 M. Libralato , A. Bellini , R. van der Marel , J. Anderson , L. L. Watkins , G. Piotto , F. R. Ferraro , D. Nardiello , E. Vesperini

Super star cluster A1 in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 3125 is characterized by broad He\ii \lam1640 emission (full width at half maximum, $FWHM\sim1200$ km s$^{-1}$) of unprecedented strength (equivalent width, $EW=7.1\pm0.4$ \AA).…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Aida Wofford , Claus Leitherer , Rupali Chandar , Jean-Claude Bouret

ABRIDGED: A detailed 2D study of the central region of NGC5253 has been performed to characterize the stellar and ionized gas structure as well as the extinction distribution, physical properties and kinematics of the ionized gas in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 A. Monreal-Ibero , J. M. Vilchez , J. R. Walsh , C. Munoz-Tunon

A very sensitive X-ray investigation of the giant HII region N11 in the LMC was performed using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The 300ks observation reveals X-ray sources with luminosities down to 10^32 erg/s, increasing by more than a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Yael Naze , Q. Daniel Wang , You-Hua Chu , Robert Gruendl , Lida Oskinova

We present the homogeneous reanalysis of Mg and Al abundances from high resolution UVES/FLAMES spectra for 31 red giants in the globular cluster NGC 2808. We found a well defined Mg-Al anticorrelation reaching a regime of subsolar Mg…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Eugenio Carretta

We use images taken with the infrared channel of the Wide Field Camera 3 on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to study the multiple main sequences (MSs) of NGC 2808. Below the turn off, the red, the middle, and the blue MS, previously…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 A. P. Milone , A. F. Marino , S. Cassisi , G. Piotto , L. R. Bedin , J. Anderson , F. Allard , A. Aparicio , A. Bellini , R. Buonanno , M. Monelli , A. Pietrinferni

High-resolution spectroscopic observations were taken of 29 extended main sequence turn-off (eMSTO) stars in the young ($\sim$200 Myr) LMC cluster, NGC 1866 using the Michigan/Magellan Fiber System and MSpec spectrograph on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-08-30 A. K. Dupree , A. Dotter , C. I. Johnson , A. F. Marino , A. P. Milone , J. I. Bailey , J. D. Crane , M. Mateo , E. W. Olszewski

We present infrared spectroscopy of the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/4039) with NIRSPEC at the W. M. Keck Observatory. We imaged the star clusters in the vicinity of the southern nucleus (NGC 4039) in 0.39" seeing in K-band using NIRSPEC's…

We present identifications and kinematic analysis of 7,426 massive ($\mathrm{\geq}8M_{\odot}$) stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), using Gaia DR3 data. We used Gaia ($G_\mathrm{BP}-G_\mathrm{RP}$, $G$) color-magnitude diagram to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-19 Satoya Nakano , Kengo Tachihara , Mao Tamashiro

To probe the nature of stellar evolution in dense environments, we study the dense core of the globular cluster Messier 13 using pre-refurbishment Planetary Camera-I images obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. We find 15 blue straggler…

We have studied the X-ray point source population of the 30 Doradus star-forming complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud using high-spatial-resolution X-ray images and spatially-resolved spectra obtained with the Advanced CCD Imaging…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 L. K. Townsley , P. S. Broos , E. D. Feigelson , G. P. Garmire , K. V. Getman

We observed a sample of 90 red giant branch (RGB) stars in NGC 2808 using FLAMES/GIRAFFE and the high resolution grating with the set up HR21. These stars have previous accurate atmospheric parameters and abundances of light elements. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-11 Eugenio Carretta , Angela Bragaglia , Sara Lucatello , Raffaele G. Gratton , Valentina D'Orazi , Antonio Sollima

We offer to the star formation community the third installment of the Massive Star-forming Regions (MSFRs) Omnibus X-ray Catalog (MOXC3), a compilation of X-ray point sources detected in 50 archival Chandra/ACIS observations of 14 Galactic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-09 Leisa K. Townsley , Patrick S. Broos , Gordon P. Garmire , Matthew S. Povich

We present new deep imaging of the central regions of the remote globular cluster NGC 2419, obtained with the F343N and F336W filters of HST/WFC3. The new data are combined with archival imaging to constrain nitrogen and helium abundance…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-03 S. S. Larsen , H. Baumgardt , N. Bastian , S. Hernandez , J. P. Brodie

We present near-infrared JHKs imaging as well as K-band multi-object spectroscopy of the massive stellar content of W3 Main using LUCI at the LBT. We confirm 13 OB stars by their absorption line spectra in W3 Main and spectral types between…

Spectroscopic analyses of H-rich WN5-6 stars within the young star clusters NGC 3603 and R136 are presented, using archival HST & VLT spectroscopy, & high spatial resolution near-IR photometry. We derive high T* for the WN stars in NGC 3603…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-24 Paul A Crowther , Olivier Schnurr , Raphael Hirschi , Norhasliza Yusof , Richard J Parker , Simon P Goodwin , Hasan Abu Kassim

The stellar content of the Im galaxy NGC 2366 is discussed on the basis of CCD BVR photometry. The three brightest blue and red stars have been used to estimate its distance, obtaining a balue of 2.9 Mpc. The spatial distribution of the…

We obtain high resolution spectra of nine red giant branch stars in NGC 6681 and perform the first detailed abundance analysis of stars in this cluster. We confirm cluster membership for these stars based on consistent radial velocities of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-06 Erin M. O'Malley , Alexei Kniazev , Andrew McWilliam , Brian Chaboyer

We present analysis of deep CCD photometry for the very rich, old open star cluster NGC 6819. These CFH12K data results represent the first of nineteen open star clusters which were imaged as a part of the CFHT Open Star Cluster Survey. We…

We present integrated photometry and color-magnitude diagrams for 161 star clusters in M33, of which 115 were previously uncataloged, using the Advanced Camera For Surveys Wide Field Channel onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 Izaskun San Roman , Ata Sarajedini , Donald R. Garnett , Jon A. Holtzman