Star cluster detection with WFC/ACS in M 33

Efficient Star Formation in M 33

The Star Formation (SF) rate in galaxies is an important parameter at all redshifts and evolutionary stages of galaxies. In order to understand the increased SF rates in intermediate redshift galaxies one possibility is to study star formation in local galaxies with properties frequently found at this earlier epoch like low metallicity and small size. We present sensitive observations of the mo...

Metallicity Estimates for Old Star Clusters in M 33

Using the theoretical stellar population synthesis models of BC96, Kong et al. (2003) showed that some BATC colors and color indices could be used to disentangle the age and metallicity effect. They found that there is a very good relation between the flux ratio of L8510/L9170 and the metallicity for stellar populations older than 1 Gyr. In this paper, based on the Kong et al. results and on th...

Star formation in M 33 : multiwavelength signatures across the disk

Aims. We use different tracers, such as Hα, ultraviolet (UV), and infrared (IR) emissions at various wavelengths, to study the dust and star-formation (SF) conditions throughout the disk of M 33. Methods. We derive the radial distribution of dust, of the old and young stellar population using Spitzer and GALEX data, complemented by ground-based optical data and available surveys of atomic and m...

O-33: Serum Anti-M

M 82 - F : A Doomed Super Star Cluster ? ⋆

We present high dispersion echelle spectroscopy of the very luminous, young super star cluster (SSC) ‘F’ in M82, obtained with the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope (WHT), for the purpose of deriving its dynamical mass and assessing whether it will survive to become an old globular cluster. In addition to the stellar lines, the spectrum contains complex Na I absorption and broad emission lines f...