The star-formation history in the vicinity of NGC 1866 in the large magellanic cloud
| Title: | The star-formation history in the vicinity of NGC 1866 in the large magellanic cloud |
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| Authors: | Stappers, Benjamin W.; Mould, Jeremy R.; Sebo, Kim M.; Holtzman, Jon A.; Gallagher, John S.; Watson, Alan M.; Ballester, Gilda E.; Burrows, Christopher J.; Casertano, Stefano; Clarke, John T.; Crisp, David; Griffiths, Richard E.; Hester, J. Jeff; Hoessel, John G.; Scowen, Paul A.; Stapelfeldt, Karl R.; Trauger, John T.; Westphal, James A. |
| Source: | Stappers, B W, Mould, J R, Sebo, K M, Holtzman, J A, Gallagher, J S, Watson, A M, Ballester, G E, Burrows, C J, Casertano, S, Clarke, J T, Crisp, D, Griffiths, R E, Hester, J J, Hoessel, J G, Scowen, P A, Stapelfeldt, K R, Trauger, J T & Westphal, J A 1997, 'The star-formation history in the vicinity of NGC 1866 in the large magellanic cloud', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 109, no. 733, pp. 292-296. |
| Publication Year: | 1997 |
| Collection: | The University of Manchester: Research Explorer - Publications |
| Description: | To expand on the recent single WFPC2 field obtained in the vicinity of this cluster, we have measured the luminosity function in a one-third by one-half degree field in the LMC with the 40-in. telescope at Siding Spring Observatory. Combining our results with recent 4-m and WFPC2 observations, we examine the constraints on the star-formation history of the field from 108 to 1010 years ago. The simple model derived from the WFPC2 data with an increase in the star-formation rate ∼3 Gyr ago fits the combined data. However, this rate increase seems to have been unique. This event notwithstanding, the smooth luminosity function from V = 16 to V = 22 suggests steady star formation rather than a star-formation history dominated by intense bursts. |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0004-6280; 1538-3873 |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0004-6280; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1538-3873 |
| Availability: | https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/36c9a06c-104f-4ef9-9eeb-bba6c54ed356 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.6E4D5FDE |
| Database: | BASE |