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The Size Distribution of Massive Young Clusters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2017
Abstract
We have searched the WFPC2/HST archive for data on nearby massive young clusters with low extinction and we have analyzed 27 such objects. A clear dichotomy between objects with a compact core and without it is observed. We attribute this bimodality to the initial conditions of the parent giant molecular clouds and we discuss its implication towards the long-term evolution of the clusters.
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- Part 4. Star Cluster Formation and Evolution: Theory and Observation
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 207: Extragalactic Star Clusters , 2002 , pp. 697 - 699
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002
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