Images in the rocket ultraviolet - UV fluxes of M31 globular clusters

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Astronomical Photometry, Globular Clusters, Open Clusters, Spaceborne Astronomy, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Emission Spectra, Galactic Clusters, Main Sequence Stars, Rocket-Borne Instruments, Star Formation

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From images obtained by a rocket-borne ultraviolet imaging telescope, near-UV (≡2700 Å) fluxes are determined for 17 sources in M31 that are optical globular-cluster candidates and for the bright open cluster vdB0 (Hodge cluster 107) in M31. Far-UV (≡1500 Å) fluxes or flux limits are determined for the same clusters. The resulting mNUV - V and mFUV - V colors are compared with those of Galactic clusters. Four of the detected clusters have colors indicating ages ≡108yr, which are much less than those of typical Galactic globular clusters. These four clusters are probably similar to the so-called "blue globular" clusters of the LMC. The existence of young LMC-type blue globulars may indicate that M31 has continued to form globular clusters throughout its life.

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