Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 2007
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HST Proposal ID #11193. Cycle 16
Physics
Scientific paper
NGC 3603, located in the Carina spiral arm, is one of the most luminous giant HII regions in the Milky Way, and as such it is often referred to as a prime template for extragalactic starbursts. While previous studies were focussing on the high and intermediate mass stellar content of the central starburst cluster, which powers the HII region, the effects of the starburst environment with its large number of ionizing O stars on the emerging low-mass population are unknown. As the most nearby, most easily accessible starburst, NGC 3603 provides the best testbed to study the long-lived, low-mass stars originating from a starburst environment. Taking advantage of the large field of view and high sensitivity of WFPC2, we want to survey the stellar population in an area of 10pc x 10pc 6' x 6' down to a mass limit of 0.2 to 0.5 Mo. This will enable us to derive the total cluster mass, look for spatial variations in the initial mass function, determine the age of the dispersed low-mass population in the HII region and search for evidence of sequential star formation. Ultimately, we aim at reconstructing the low-mass stellar initial mass function of the starburst epoch in NGC 3603, which in turn will advance our understanding of extragalactic starburst phenomena and the emerging low-mass stars as observed in ancient populations. The observations of NGC 3603 are part of our larger effort to study intense star-forming regions in the Milky Way, LMC and SMC.;
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