Hierarchical star formation in M 51: star/cluster complexes

Hierarchical star formation in M 51: star/cluster complexes

We report on a study of young star cluster complexes in the spiral galaxy M 51. Recent studies have confirmed that star clusters do not form in isolation, but instead tend to form in larger groupings or complexes. We use HST broad and narrow band images (from both WFPC2 and ACS), along with BIMA-CO...

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Veröffentlicht in:Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) 2005-11, Vol.443 (1), p.79-90
Hauptverfasser: Bastian, N., Gieles, M., Efremov, Yu. N., Lamers, H. J. G. L. M.
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Sprache:eng
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galaxies: individual: M 51
galaxies: star clusters
galaxies: starbursts
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Zusammenfassung:We report on a study of young star cluster complexes in the spiral galaxy M 51. Recent studies have confirmed that star clusters do not form in isolation, but instead tend to form in larger groupings or complexes. We use HST broad and narrow band images (from both WFPC2 and ACS), along with BIMA-CO observations to study the properties and investigate the origin of these complexes. We find that the complexes are all young (
ISSN:0004-6361
1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361:20053165