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We derive the mass-radius relation and mass function of molecular clumps in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and interpret them in terms of the simple feedback model proposed by Fall, Krumholz, and Matzner (FKM). Our work utilizes the…

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We report on the detection of a gamma-ray source at the position of the nearby star-forming galaxy (SFG) M83, which is found from our analysis of 14 years of the data obtained with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on-board {\it Fermi…

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We present the detection of very extended stellar populations around the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) out to R~21 degrees, or ~18.5 kpc at the LMC distance of 50 kpc, as detected in the Survey of the MAgellanic Stellar History (SMASH)…

We present spectral classifications from optical spectroscopy of 263 massive stars in the north-eastern region of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The observed two-degree field includes the massive 30 Doradus star-forming region, the environs of…

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In this contribution I will present the current status of our project of stellar population analyses and spatial information of both Magellanic Clouds (MCs). The Magellanic Clouds - especially the LMC with its large size and small depth…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jochen M. Braun

We have detected faint, diffuse H$\alpha emission from several points along the Magellanic Stream, using the Rutgers Fabry--Perot Interferometer at the CTIO 1.5-m telescope. At points on the leading edges of the H I clouds MS II, MS III,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Benjamin J. Weiner , T. B. Williams

We report the detection of high-energy gamma-ray signal towards the young star-forming region, W40. Using 10-year Pass 8 data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT), we extracted an extended gamma-ray excess region with a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-22 Xiao-Na Sun , Rui-Zhi Yang , Yun-Feng Liang , Fang-Kun Peng , Hai-Ming Zhang , Xiang-Yu Wang , Felix Aharonian

We investigate the conditions of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud. We have conducted a survey for water maser emission arising from massive young stellar objects in the 30 Doradus region (N 157) and several other H II regions in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. M. Oliveira , J. Th van Loon , S. Stanimirovic , A. A. Zijlstra

We present the results of high spatial resolution HCO$^{+}$($1-0$) and HCN($1-0$) observations of N55 south region (N55-S) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). N55-S is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-28 A. J Nayana , N. Naslim , T. Onishi , F. Kemper , K. Tokuda , S. C. Madden , O. Morata , S. Nasri , M. Galametz

Many galaxy clusters have giant halos of non-thermal radio emission, indicating the presence of relativistic electrons in the clusters. Relativistic protons may also be accelerated by merger and/or accretion shocks in galaxy clusters. These…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-09-19 Shao-Qiang Xi , Xiang-Yu Wang , Yun-Feng Liang , Fang-Kun Peng , Rui-Zhi Yang , Ruo-Yu Liu

We report the first 3-D kinematical measurements of 88 stars in the direction of several recently discovered substructures in the southern periphery of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using a combination of Gaia proper motions and radial…

Recently, the {\it{Fermi}} space telescope has discovered two large $\gamma$-ray emission regions, the so-called "Fermi bubbles", that extend up to $\sim 50^\circ$ above and below the Galactic center. The $\gamma$-ray emission from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 Satyendra Thoudam

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) contains the nearest large extragalactic population of planetary nebulae (PNe). A shallow viewing angle and low interstellar reddening towards the LMC potentially means a larger, more complete flux-limited…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Brent Miszalski , Ralf Napiwotzki , Maria-Rosa L. Cioni , Jundan Nie

The Magellanic Clouds are two nearby dwarf irregular galaxies whose study can help us in understanding galaxy and stellar evolution. In particular, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the larger one, contains approximately 30 billion stars at…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-23 A. Franco , A. A. Nucita , F. De Paolis. F. Strafella

We present empirical relations describing excess emission from evolved stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using data from the SAGE (Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution) survey which includes the IRAC 3.6, 4.5, 5.8 and 8.0…

Isotopic and elemental abundances seen in Galactic cosmic rays imply that $\sim20\%$ of the cosmic-ray (CR) nuclei are probably synthesized by massive Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars. Massive star clusters hosting WR and OB-type stars have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-26 Kai Wang , Hai-Ming Zhang , Ruo-Yu Liu , Xiang-Yu Wang

Galaxy clusters are predicted to produce gamma-rays through cosmic ray interactions and/or dark matter annihilation, potentially detectable by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT). We present a new, independent stacking analysis of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Rhiannon D. Griffin , Xinyu Dai , Christopher S. Kochanek

Massive star clusters (SCs) have been proposed as additional contributors to Galactic Cosmic rays (CRs), to overcome the limitations of supernova remnants (SNR) to reach the highest energy end of the Galactic CR spectrum. Thanks to fast…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-22 Giada Peron , Giovanni Morlino , Elena Amato , Stefano Menchiari

The heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud, 30 Doradus, is a complex region with a clear core-halo structure. Feedback from the stellar cluster R$\,$136 has been shown to be the main source of energy creating multiple pc-scale expanding-shells…

We present a detailed view of cluster formation (CF) to trace the evolution and interaction history of the Magellanic Clouds (MCs) in the last 3.5 Gyr. Using the \textit{Gaia} DR3 data, we parameterized 1710 and 280 star clusters in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-01-11 S. R. Dhanush , A. Subramaniam , Prasanta K. Nayak , S. Subramanian