Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aas...20910005g&link_type=abstract
2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #100.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society,
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Starbursts in nearby galaxies are often resolved into super star clusters (SSCs) that may be progenitors of globular clusters if they are compact enough to survive mass loss and dynamical processes. In order to study the formation, feedback, early evolution, and fate of SSCs, we obtained high-resolution images of a sample of SSCs and their surrounding stellar populations in NGC 5253, He 2-10, NGC 4449, IC 4662, and NGC 1156, using ACS/HRC on HST in filters that are similar to U, B, V, I, and H-alpha, and using NICMOS in filters similar to J, H, and Ks. We discuss cluster sizes, shapes, and light profiles as a function of wavelength to search for evidence of mass segregation, and employ population synthesis models to estimate SSC age and mass distributions as well as star-formation histories in these galaxies.
Gilbert Andrea M.
Vacca William D.
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