Massive star formation in Luminous Infrared Galaxies
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We present HST/NICMOS observations of a sample of LIRGs. We show that active star formation appears to be occurring not only in the bright nuclei of these galaxies, but also in luminous super-star clusters and giant H ii regions with ages of up to 20− 40Myr. This population of bright clusters and H ii regions is unprecedented in normal galaxies and emphasizes the effects of the extreme star formation in LIRGs.
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