Massive stars and star clusters in the Antennae galaxies

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2006-12-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0612695v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 7 figures; to be published in "Massive Stars: From Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way," eds. Mario Livio & Eva Villav

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Large numbers of young stars are formed in merging galaxies, such as the Antennae galaxies. Most of these stars are formed in compact star clusters (i.e., super star clusters), which have been the focus of a large number of studies. However, an increasing number of projects are beginning to focus on the individual stars as well. In this contribution, we examine a few results relevant to the triggering of star and star cluster formation; ask what fraction of stars form in the field rather than in clusters; and begin to explore the demographics of both the massive stars and star clusters in the Antennae.

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