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We present detailed comparisons between high quality observational colour-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) of open star clusters and synthetic CMDs based on MonteCarlo numerical simulations. The comparisons account for all of the main parameters…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jasonjot Singh Kalirai , Monica Tosi

We show the results of deep V and I HST photometry of 6 rich star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud with different ages and metallicities. The number of stars with measured magnitudes in each cluster varies from about 3000 to 10000. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 B. Santiago , S. Beaulieu , R. Johnson , G. Gilmore

We present CCD photometric and mass function study of 9 young Large Magellanic Cloud star clusters namely NGC 1767, NGC 1994, NGC 2002, NGC 2003, NGC 2006, SL 538, NGC 2011, NGC 2098 and NGC 2136. The BVRI data reaching down to V ~ 21 mag,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 B. Kumar , R. Sagar , J. Melnick

We report on HST observations of six candidate old globular clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud: NGC 1754, NGC 1835, NGC 1898, NGC 1916, NGC 2005 and NGC 2019. Deep exposures with the F555W and F814W filters provide us with…

This is the first of a series of three papers devoted to the calibration of a few parameters of crucial importance in the modeling of the evolution of intermediate-mass stars, with special attention to the amount of convective core…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. Gallart , M. Zoccali , G. Bertelli , C. Chiosi , P. Demarque , L. Girardi , E. Nasi , J. -H. Woo , S. Yi

Context. We use Hubble Space Telescope photometry of six rich, compact star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), with ages ranging from 0.01 to 1.0 Gyr, to derive the clusters' stellar mass functions (MFs) at their half-mass radii.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Q. Liu , R. de Grijs , L. C. Deng , Y. Hu , S. F. Beaulieu

Johnson {\it BV} CCD observations have been made of the young Large Magellanic Cloud cluster NGC~2214 and a nearby field using the Anglo-Australian Telescope. It has been suggested in the literature that this elliptical cluster is actually…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Timothy Banks , R. J. Dodd , D. J. Sullivan

We present colour-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for a sample of seven young massive clusters in the galaxies NGC 1313, NGC 1569, NGC 1705, NGC 5236 and NGC 7793. The clusters have ages in the range 5-50 million years and masses of 10^5 -10^6…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 S. S. Larsen , S. E. de Mink , J. J. Eldridge , N. Langer , N. Bastian , A. Seth , L. J. Smith , J. Brodie , Y. N. Efremov

Recently, a noticeable number of new star clusters was identified in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) populating the so-called star cluster age gap, a space of time (~ 4-12 Gyr) where the only known star cluster is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-31 Andrés E. Piatti

A large number of intermediate-age (~1-2-Gyr old) globular clusters (GCs) in the Large and the Small Magellanic Cloud (MC) exhibit either bimodal or extended main-sequence (MS) turn off and dual red clump. Moreover, recent papers have shown…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-04 A. P. Milone

In this work we analyse Colour-Magnitude Diagrams (CMDs) of catalogued star clusters located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), from a YJKs photometric data set obtained by the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA)…

We present Washington system colour-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for 17 practically unstudied star clusters located in the bar as well as in the inner disc and outer regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Cluster sizes were estimated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Tali Palma , Juan J. Clariá , Doug Geisler , Luciana V. Gramajo , Andrea V. Ahumada

We present V, V-I color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for three old star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC): NGC 1466, NGC 2257 and Hodge 11. Our data extend about 3 magnitudes below the main-sequence turnoff, allowing us to determine…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. A. Johnson , M. Bolte , P. B. Stetson , J. E. Hesser , R. S. Somerville

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 the results of our investigation on the phenomenon of mass segregation in young star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. HST/WFPC2 observations on NGC 1818, NGC 2004 & NGC 2100 in the Large Magellanic Cloud and NGC 330 in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Gouliermis , S. C. Keller , M. Kontizas , E. Kontizas , I. Bellas-Velidis

A comparative analysis of Washington color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for 14 star clusters and respective surrounding fields in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) outer disk is presented. Each CCD frame including field and respective cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. F. C. Santos , A. E. Piatti , J. J. Claria , E. Bica , D. Geisler , H. Dottori

We used resolved star counts from Hubble Space Telescope images to determine the center of gravity and the projected density profiles of 6 old globular clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), namely NGC 1466, NGC 1841, NGC 1898, NGC…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 B. Lanzoni , F. R. Ferraro , E. Dalessandro , M. Cadelano , C. Pallanca , S. Raso , A. Mucciarelli , G. Beccari , P. Focardi , -

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

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

We have undertaken a detailed analysis of HST/WFPC2 and STIS imaging observations, and of supplementary wide-field ground-based observations obtained with the NTT of two young ~10-25 Myr) compact star clusters in the LMC, NGC 1805 and NGC…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. de Grijs , R. A. Johnson , G. F. Gilmore , C. M. Frayn
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