The Structure of Young Massive Star Clusters in Spiral Galaxies

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Jul 2002

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HST Proposal ID #9523

Physics

Hst Proposal Id #9523 Galaxies

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We propose to search the HST archive for images of nearby spiral galaxies and study in detail the structure of young massive star clusters previously discovered on ground-based images. The high angular resolution of WFPC2 images will make it possible to measure not only physical sizes for clusters, but also to derive their radial profiles. Combining the HST archive data with existing information about cluster ages {from ground-based photometry}, we will study the evolution of the luminosity profiles of young stellar clusters as a function of age. The properties of clusters in our target galaxies will be compared with existing data for LMC clusters, thus providing new insight into the formation and evolution of young star clusters in different environments.

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