Star Clusters and H II Regions in Interacting Galaxies

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Feb 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003noao.prop..162k&link_type=abstract

NOAO Proposal ID #2003A-0162

Computer Science

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It has long been established that star formation can be enhanced during galaxy encounters, and that some of this star formation happens in super star clusters (SSCs). We propose H(alpha) imaging of interacting galaxies with HST archival imagery, to compare the cluster locations and luminosities in the continuum and H(alpha). The combination of data can be especially powerful, allowing for a more accurate decomposition of blended emission regions than possible from ground-based imaging alone, and strengthening the use of the H(alpha) data to probe younger age ranges than possible using optical colors alone. The results will tell us how much of the star formation happens in these clusters, and is sensitive to a longer time baseline for establishing the history of both the rate and location of star formation during interactions.

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