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Dec 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997hst..prop.7879m&link_type=abstract
HST Proposal ID #7879
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Hst Proposal Id #7879 Galaxies
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We propose NICMOS broad-band {F160W, F187W} and Paschen Alpha {F187N} imaging of nuclear starburst rings in two nearby galaxies. We already have UV {F220W} FOC data, and are scheduled to obtain WFPC2 images in U, V, I, and Halpha+[NII] of these rings. The rings contain large populations of super star clusters similar to those recently discovered in other types of starburst systems. Nuclear rings contain large numbers of these clusters in relatively unobscured starburst environments. Measurement of the age, size, and stellar contents of the clusters can test the hypothesis that super star clusters are young globular clusters. Together with our UV and optical data, NICMOS images will provide the SED of numerous super star clusters over a decade in wavelength. Our already-approved observations will allow us to estimate, by comparison with evolutionary synthesis models, the masses and ages of the clusters. The proposed IR data will be sensitive to the number of supergiants {1.6 micron} and O-stars {Paschen Alpha} in each of the clusters. The observations will provide an independent determination of the reddening, mass, and age of each cluster. We expect to see in the IR numerous clusters that are obscured in the UV and optical. These clusters may be the younger ones, which are still embedded in their molecular clouds. By measuring the mass, age, and size of a large number of clusters, we can actually obtain an evolutionary picture of these objects at different stages in their lives.
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