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Buzzoni's (1989) grid of synthetic spectral energy distributions, representative of old stellar populations, was used to derive colours in different photometric systems, and to compare the theoretical predictions with the observational data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Covino , L. E. Pasinetti Fracassini , M. L. Malagnini , A. Buzzoni

We examine the radial distributions of stellar populations in the globular cluster (GC) M15, using HST/WFC3 photometry of red giants in the nitrogen-sensitive F343N-F555W color. Surprisingly, we find that giants with "primordial"…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Soeren S. Larsen , Holger Baumgardt , Nate Bastian , Jean P. Brodie , Frank Grundahl , Jay Strader

We present a photometric study of M13 multiple stellar populations over a wide field of view, covering approximately 6.5 half-light radii, using archival Isaac Newton Telescope observations to build an accurate multi-band Str\"omgren…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-06 A. Savino , D. Massari , A. Bragaglia , E. Dalessandro , E. Tolstoy

We report preliminary results of the characterization of bulge and inner disk stellar populations for 8 nearby spiral galaxies using Gemini/GMOS. The long-slit spectra extend out to 1-2 disk scale lengths with S/N/Ang > 50. Two different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Lauren A. MacArthur , Jesus Gonzalez , Stephane Courteau

The bright stellar content near the center of the Local Group elliptical galaxy M32 is investigated with 0.12 arcsec FWHM H and K images obtained with the Gemini Mauna Kea telescope. Stars with K = 15.5, which are likely evolving near the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 T. J. Davidge , F. Rigaut , M. Chun , W. Brandner , D. Potter , M. Northcott , B. Graves

We present 1.1, 1.6, and 2.2 micron images of the cores of the Local Group galaxies M 31 and M 32 obtained with the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) instrument of the Hubble Space Telescope. These images are also…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael R. Corbin , Earl O'Neil , Marcia J. Rieke

K-band spectroscopic observations recorded with NIFS+ALTAIR on Gemini North are used to probe the central arcsec of the compact elliptical galaxies NGC 4486B, NGC 5846A, and M32. The angular resolution of these data is ~0.1 arcsec FWHM. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 T. J. Davidge , T. L. Beck , P. J. McGregor

We present a preliminary analysis of the stellar populations in the central parsecs of a sample of 22 Seyfert 2 galaxies, based on a careful separation of nebular emission and stellar light in high-spatial resolution HST-STIS spectra. 10%…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Marc Sarzi , Joe Shields , Rick Pogge , Paul Martini

Using high-resolution, multiple-passband Hubble Space Telescope images spanning the entire optical/near-infrared wavelength range, we obtained a statistically complete sample, $U$-band selected sample of 846 extended star clusters across…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Shuo Li , Richard de Grijs , Peter Anders , Chengyuan Li

Most Galactic Globular Clusters (GCs) harbour multiple populations of stars (MPs), composed of at least two generations: the first characterized by a "standard" $\alpha$-enhanced metal mixture, as observed in field halo stars of the Milky…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-10 Vinicius Branco , Paula R. T. Coelho , Ariane Lançon , Lucimara P. Martins , Philippe Prugniel

Current stellar population models have arguably the largest uncertainties in the near-IR wavelength range, partly due to a lack of large and well calibrated empirical spectral libraries. In this paper we present a project, which aim it is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Mariya Lyubenova , Harald Kuntschner , Marina Rejkuba , David R. Silva , Markus Kissler-Patig , Lowell E. Tacconi-Garman , Soeren S. Larsen

We present new spectroscopic observations of the stellar cluster population of region B in the prototype starburst galaxy M82 obtained with the Gillett Gemini-North 8.1-metre telescope. By coupling the spectroscopy with UBVI photometry…

Wide-field JHKs near-infrared observations covering an area of 1.8x1.8 sq. deg. centred on M33 were obtained using WFCAM at UKIRT. These data show a large population of intermediate-age asymptotic giant branch stars (AGB). We have used both…

Using a combination of high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope/WFPC2 observations, we explore the physical properties of the stellar populations in two intermediate-age star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 1831 and NGC 1868,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Chengyuan Li , Richard de Grijs , Licai Deng

We explore the properties of selected mid-ultraviolet (1900-3200 angstrom) spectroscopic indices of simple stellar populations (SSPs). We incorporate the high resolution UVBLUE stellar spectral library into an evolutionary population…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-07-22 Miguel Chavez , Emanuele Bertone , Javier Morales-Hernandez , Alessandro Bressan

Spectra of galaxies contain an enormous amount of information about the relative mixture of ages and metallicities of constituent stars. We present a comprehensive study designed to extract the maximum information from spectra of data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Marsha J. Wolf , Niv Drory , Karl Gebhardt , Gary J. Hill

We present multi-object spectroscopy of the inner zone of the globular cluster (GC) system associated with the intermediate-age merger remnant NGC 1316. Using the multi-object mode of the GMOS camera, we obtained spectra for 35 GCs. We find…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-04 Leandro A. Sesto , Favio R. Faifer , Analía V. Smith Castelli , Juan C. Forte , Carlos G. Escudero

Mayall II = G1 is one of the most luminous globular clusters (GCs) in M31. Here, we determine its age and mass by comparing multicolor photometry with theoretical stellar population synthesis models. Based on far- and near-ultraviolet GALEX…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Jun Ma , Richard de Grijs , Zhou Fan , Soo-Chang Rey , Zhenyu Wu , Xu Zhou

(Abridged) The rest-frame near-IR spectra of intermediate age (1-2 Gyr) stellar populations are dominated by carbon based absorption features offering a wealth of information. Yet, spectral libraries that include the near-IR wavelength…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Mariya Lyubenova , Harald Kuntschner , Marina Rejkuba , David R. Silva , Markus Kissler-Patig , Lowell E. Tacconi-Garman

This paper presents a quantitative analysis of the stellar content in the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822 by comparing stellar evolution models and observations in color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) and color-color diagrams…