The macho project LMC variable star inventory. VIII. The recent star formation history of the large magellanic cloud from the cepheid period distribution

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 920-926

  Alcock, C ^a   Allsman, R A ^b   Alves, D R ^a   Axelrod, T S ^b   Becker, A C ^c   Bennett, D P ^a   Bersier, D F ^b   Cook, K H ^a   Freeman, K C ^b   Griest, K ^d   Guern, J A ^d   Lehner, M ^d   Marshall, S L ^a   Minniti, D ^a,e   Peterson, B A ^b   Pratt, M R ^c   Quinn, P J ^f   Rodgers, A W ^b   Stubbs, C W ^c   Sutherland, W ^g   Tomaney, A ^c   Vandehei, T ^d   Welch, D L ^h   more..

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cepheids; Magellanic clouds; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039938831     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300736     Document Type: Article

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