The population of Young Stellar Clusters throughout the disk of M33

Details The population of Young Stellar Clusters throughout the disk of M33 The population of Young Stellar Clusters throughout the disk of M33

2011-09-22

arxiv.org/abs/1109.4760v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in A&A, 16 pages, 14 figures

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The properties of young stellar clusters (YSCs) in M33, identified from the center out to about twice the size of the bright star-forming disk,are investigated. We find 915 discrete MIR sources as far as the extent of the warped HI disk, i.e. 16 kpc from the galaxy center. Their surface density has a steep radial decline beyond 4.5 kpc, and flattens out beyond the optical radius at 8.5 kpc. We are able to identify YSCs out to 12 kpc. At large galactocentric radii, the paucity of very luminous clusters and the relevance of hot dust emission become evident from the analysis of the bolometric and MIR luminosity functions. The YSC mass and size are correlated with a log-log slope of 2.09, similar to that measured for giant molecular clouds in M33 and the Milky Way, which represent the protocluster environment. Most of the YSCs in our sample have low extinction and ages between 3 and 10 Myr. In the inner regions of M33 the clusters span a wide range of mass (10^2

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