ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 07 24 6 v 2 2 9 Ju l 1 99 9 Investigating the process of star formation in young LMC star clusters
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The rich star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) are ideal for studying the process of star formation. Here we focus on the determination of age spreads amongst the massive stars in two young clusters , NGC1818 and NGC1805. We present colour magnitude diagrams (derived from HST data) for these clusters, and discuss the difficulties in age spread determination.
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ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 07 24 6 v 1 1 9 Ju l 1 99 9 Investigating the process of star formation in young LMC star clusters
The rich star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) are ideal for studying the process of star formation. Here we focus on the determination of age spreads amongst the massive stars in two young clusters , NGC1818 and NGC1805. We present colour magnitude diagrams (derived from HST data) for these clusters, and discuss the difficulties in age spread determination.
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تاریخ انتشار 1999