Young massive star clusters in nearby galaxies
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Young massive star clusters in nearby galaxies ⋆
1 A detailed description is given of the data analysis leading to the discovery of young massive star clusters (YMCs) in a sample of 21 nearby galaxies. A new useful tool, ishape, for the derivation of intrinsic shape parameters of compact objects is presented, and some test results are shown. Completeness tests for the cluster samples are discussed, and ishape is used to estimate cluster sizes...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0365-0138,1286-4846
DOI: 10.1051/aas:1999509