Computer Science
Scientific paper
Mar 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993ssrv...66...69n&link_type=abstract
Space Science Reviews, Volume 66, Issue 1-4, pp. 69-73
Computer Science
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Massive Stars, Imf, Clusters
Scientific paper
New ultraviolet (λ≃1300 A, λ≃3400 A),HST FOC observations have been used to derive the UV color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of R136, with the main scientific goal of studying the upper end of the stellar mass function at ultraviolet wavelengths where the color degeneracy encountered in visual CMDs is less severe. The CMD has been compared to a set of theoretical isochrones, which have been computed using the latest generation of evolutionary models and model atmospheres for early type stars. Wolf-Rayet stars are included. Comparison of theTheoretical andobserved CMD suggests that there are no stars brighter than M130≃-11. We use the observed main sequence turn-off and the known spectroscopic properties of the stellar population to derive constraints on the most probable age of R136. The presence of WNL stars and the lack of red supergiants suggests a most likely age of 3±1 Myr. A theoretical isochrone of 3±1 Myr is consistent with the observed stellar content of R136 if the most massive stars have initial masses around ≃50 M&sun;.
Barbieri Cesare
de Marchi Guido
Leitherer Claus
Nota Antonella
Ragazzoni Roberto
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