Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-10-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
10 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
Scientific paper
The spectral energy distribution analysis of very young unresolved star clusters challenges our understanding of the cluster formation process. Studies of resolved massive clusters in the Milky Way and in the nearby Magellanic Clouds show us that the contribution from photoionized gas is very important during the first Myr of cluster evolution. We present our models which include both a self-consistent treatment of the photoionized gas and the stellar continuum and quantify the impact of such nebular component on the total flux of young unresolved star clusters. A comparison with other available models is considered. The very young star clusters in the SBS 0335-052E dwarf starburst galaxy are used as a test for our models. Due to the low metallicity of the galactic medium our models predict a longer lasted nebular phase which contributes between 10-40% of the total near infrared (NIR) fluxes at around 10 Myr. We propose thus a possible solution for the observed flux excess in the 6 bright super star clusters of SBS 0335-052E. Reines et al. showed that the observed cluster fluxes, in the red-optical and NIR range, sit irreconcilably above the provided stellar continuum models. We find that in the age range estimated from the H_alpha emission we can explain the red excess in all the 6 super star clusters as due to nebular emission, which at cluster ages around 10 Myr still affects the NIR wavebands substantially.
Adamo Angela
Hayes Matthew
Ostlin Goeran
Zackrisson Erik
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