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The relative average minimum projected separations of star clusters in the Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) and in tidal dwarfs around the interacting galaxy NGC 5291 are determined as a function of cluster mass to look for…

We search for mass segregation in the intermediate-aged open cluster NGC 6819 within a carefully identified sample of probable cluster members. Using photometry from the Gaia, 2MASS, and Pan-STARRS surveys as inputs for a Bayesian…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-05 Claire Zwicker , Aaron M. Geller , Anna C. Childs , Erin Motherway , Ted von Hippel

We present multiband photometric observations of three spiral galaxies selected in a sample suited for the study of young stellar groupings and their relationship with the parent galaxy and the galactic environment. Star forming regions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Battinelli , R. Capuzzo-Dolcetta , P. W. Hodge , A. Vicari , T. K. Wyder

We review the formation and early evolution of the most massive and dense young stellar clusters, focusing on the role they can play in our understanding of star and planet formation as a whole. Young massive cluster (YMC) progenitor clouds…

NGC6231 is a massive young star cluster, near the center of the Sco OB1 association. While its OB members are well studied, its low-mass population has received little attention. We present high-spatial resolution Chandra ACIS-I X-ray data,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 F. Damiani , G. Micela , S. Sciortino

Young star clusters with masses similar to those of classical old globular clusters are observed not only in starbursts, mergers or otherwise disturbed galaxies, but also in normal spiral galaxies. Some young clusters with masses as high as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. S. Larsen

Young massive star clusters spanning $\sim 10^4 - 10^8 M_\odot$ in mass have been observed to have similar surface brightness profiles. Recent hydrodynamical simulations of star cluster formation have also produced star clusters with this…

Some of the youngest stars (age $\lesssim 10$ Myr) are clustered, while many others are observed scattered throughout star forming regions or in complete isolation. It has been intensively debated whether the scattered or isolated stars…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-04-20 František Dinnbier , Pavel Kroupa , Richard I. Anderson

Most star complexes are in fact complexes of stars, clusters and gas clouds; term "star complexes" was introduced as general one disregarding the preferential content of a complex. Generally the high rate of star formation in a complex is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yu. N. Efremov

Star formation in starbursts appears to be biased toward compact clusters, with up to 20% of all stars formed in them. Observations with HST show that many of these clusters have luminosities (-9 > Mv > -16), UBVI colors, and half-light…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Francois Schweizer

The mass segregation of stellar clusters could be primordial rather than dynamical. Despite the abundance of studies of mass segregation for stellar clusters, those for stellar progenitors are still scarce, so the question on the origin and…

The formation of globular clusters remains an open debate. Dwarf starburst galaxies are efficient at forming young massive clusters with similar masses as globular clusters and may hold the key to understanding their formation. We study…

At the earliest evolutionary stages, massive star-forming regions are deeply embedded within their natal cores and not observable at optical and near-infrared wavelengths. Interferometric high-spatial resolution mm dust continuum…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-11 Henrik Beuther

NGC6357 is an active star forming region with very young massive open clusters (OC). These clusters contain some of the most massive stars in the Galaxy and strongly interact with nearby giant molecular clouds (GMC). We study the young…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-24 Fabrizio Massi , Andrea Giannetti , Elisa di Carlo , Jan Brand , Maria Teresa Beltrán , Gianni Marconi

Mass segregation, a tendency of more massive galaxies being distributed closer to the cluster center, is naturally expected from dynamical friction, but its presence is still controversial. Using deep optical observations of 14 Abell…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-12-16 Seonwoo Kim , Emanuele Contini , Hoseung Choi , San Han , Jaehyun Lee , Sree Oh , Xi Kang , Sukyoung K. Yi

Current empirical evidence on the star-formation processes in the extreme, high-pressure environments induced by galaxy encounters (mostly based on high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope observations) strongly suggests that star CLUSTER…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-11 Richard de Grijs

We have determined the amount of stellar mass segregation in over 50 globular clusters and ultra-faint dwarf galaxy candidates based on deep HST and ground-based photometry. We find that the amount of mass segregation in globular clusters…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-22 Holger Baumgardt , Johannes Faller , Nicholas Meinhold , Chandler McGovern-Greco , Michael Hilker

We investigate the distribution of bright main sequence stars near the northern edge of the M33 disk. Clustering on sub-kpc scales is seen among stars with ages near 10 Myr, and two large star-forming complexes are identified. Similar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 T. J. Davidge , T. H. Puzia , A. W. McConnachie

Little is known about the origins of the giant star clusters known as globular clusters. How can hundreds of thousands of stars form simultaneously in a volume only a few light years across the distance of the sun to its nearest neighbor?…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 J. L. Turner , S. C. Beck , L. P. Crosthwaite , J. E. Larkin , I. S. McLean , D. S. Meier

We present a detailed stellar clustering analysis with the application of the two-point correlation function on distinct young stellar ensembles. Our aim is to understand how stellar systems are assembled at the earliest stages of their…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-03-05 Dimitrios A. Gouliermis , Sacha Hony , Ralf S. Klessen