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Integrated spectroscopy of a sample of 17 blue concentrated Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) clusters is presented and its spectral evolution studied. The spectra span the range ~3600-6800A with a resolution of ~14A FWHM, being used to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. F. C. Santos , J. J. Claria , A. V. Ahumada , E. Bica , A. E. Piatti , M. C. Parisi

We present in this study flux-calibrated integrated spectra in the range 3600-6800A for 18 concentrated SMC clusters. Cluster reddening values were estimated by interpolation between the extinction maps of Burstein & Heiles (1982, AJ, 87,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. E. Piatti , J. F. C. Santos , J. J. Claria , E. Bica , A. V. Ahumada , M. C. Parisi

We present age measurements for 195 star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud based on comparison of integrated colors measured from the Magellanic Clouds Photometric Survey with models of simple stellar populations. We find that the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Marc Rafelski , Dennis Zaritsky

We present flux-calibrated integrated spectra in the optical range (3700-6800 \AA) obtained at Complejo Astron\'omico El Leoncito (CASLEO, Argentina) for a sample of 10 concentrated star clusters belonging to the Large Magellanic Cloud…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-29 Andrea V. Ahumada , Luis R. Vega , Juan J. Clariá , Mónica A. Oddone , Tali Palma

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

Context: Analysis of ages and metallicities of star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds provide information for studies on the chemical evolution of the Clouds and other dwarf irregular galaxies. Aims: The aim is to derive ages and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-13 Bruno Dias , Paula Coelho , Beatriz Barbuy , Leandro Kerber , Thais Idiart

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the youngest stellar clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), utilising a multi-wavelength approach. We analyse data spanning from infrared to ultraviolet wavelengths, with the goal of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-13 Ricardo Chávez , Rosa Amelia González-Lópezlira , Gustavo Bruzual

In this paper we discuss the age and spatial distribution of young (age$<$1Gyr) SMC and LMC clusters using data from the Magellanic Cloud Photometric Surveys. Luminosities are calculated for all age-dated clusters. Ages of 324 and 1193…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 Katharina Glatt , Eva K. Grebel , Andreas Koch

(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

In the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), there have been very few clusters observed with ages between 4 and 11 Gyr. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as the `LMC age gap'. We constructed a model of the cluster age distribution aimed at…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-12 Jonathan H. Klos , Andrés E. Piatti

We present integrated JHK_s 2MASS photometry and a compilation of integrated-light optical photoelectric measurements for 84 star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. These clusters range in age from ~200 Myr to >10 Gyr, and have [Fe/H]…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. M. Pessev , P. Goudfrooij , T. H. Puzia , R. Chandar

The Magellanic Clouds are the most massive and closest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, with stars covering ages from a few Myr up to 13 Gyr. This makes them important for validating integrated light methods to study stellar populations…

We have introduced a semi-automated quantitative method to estimate the age and reddening of 1072 star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) III survey data. This study brings…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-24 P. K. Nayak , A. Subramaniam , S. Choudhury , G. Indu , Ram Sagar

Recent discoveries have put the picture of stellar clusters being simple stellar populations into question. In particular, the color-magnitude diagrams of intermediate age (1-2 Gyr) massive clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) show…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Florian Niederhofer , Michael Hilker , Nate Bastian , Esteban Silva-Villa

The properties of 939 star clusters in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds were determined from ground-based CCD images in UBVR passbands. The areal coverage was extensive, corresponding to 11.0 sq-kpc in the LMC and 8.3 sq-kpc in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 D. A. Hunter , B. G. Elmegreen , T. J. Dupuy , M. Mortonson

Stellar population models are commonly calculated using star clusters as calibrators for those evolutionary stages that depend on free parameters. However, discrepancies exist among different models, even if similar sets of calibration…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Noelia E. D. Noel , Laura Greggio , Alvio Renzini , Marcella Carollo , Claudia Maraston

Aim: We aim to estimate the age and reddening parameters of already identified star clusters within the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) in a consistent way using available photometric data, classify them based on their mass and strength, and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-12 P. K. Nayak , A. Subramaniam , S. Choudhury , Ram Sagar

We present our new, fully-automated method to detect and measure the ages of star clusters in nearby galaxies, where individual stars can be resolved. The method relies purely on statistical analysis of observations and Monte-Carlo…

The (rest-frame) near-IR domain contains important stellar population diagnostics and is often used to estimate masses of galaxies at low as well as high redshifts. However, many stellar population models are still relatively poorly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Peter M. Pessev , Paul Goudfrooij , Thomas H. Puzia , Rupali Chandar

The Magellanic Clouds (MCs) present a rich system of stellar clusters that can be used to probe the dynamical and chemical evolution of these neighboring and interacting irregular galaxies. In particular, these stellar clusters (SCs)…

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