Stellar Content of Superbubble H II Regions in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Details Stellar Content of Superbubble H II Regions in the Large Magellanic Cloud Stellar Content of Superbubble H II Regions in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Jul 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996apj...465..231o&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal v.465, p.231

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

42

Galaxies: Stellar Content, Ism: H Ii Regions, Ism: Bubbles, Galaxies: Magellanic Clouds, Galaxy: Open Clusters And Associations: General

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I examine the stellar population enclosed within a sample of 6 LMC superbubbles and compare these clusters with previously studied OB associations in classical H II regions. The H-R diagrams, constructed with spectral classifications of the most massive stars, do not reveal any systematic differences between OB associations resident within superbubbles and classical nebulae: the main-sequence turnoffs show stars as massive and luminous as those in classical H II regions. Assuming the superbubble structures result from the stellar winds and/or supernovae of the associations, the similarity of the stellar populations to those of classical H II regions implies that the shell formation timescale is somewhat shorter than the cluster evolutionary timescale for these objects. The stellar winds and/or supernovae of the one or two most massive stars must therefore dominate the formation of the superbubbles. The star-forming events for the superbubble associations are also no more extended in duration than those of other OB associations. Finally, the initial mass function slopes are not systematically different from those previously found. Since the OB associations within superbubbles appear normal, the shell structures must be the result of normal OB stellar influences. I also present a few spectrograms of interesting massive stars, including S149, a probable new B[e] supergiant.

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