The star cluster population of M 51 II. Age distribution and relations among the derived parameters

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 431, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 905-924

  Bastian, N ^a,b   Gieles, M ^a   Lamers, H J G L M ^a,c   Scheepmaker, R A ^a   De Grijs, R ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b European Astronomical Institute   (Germany)

^c SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: M 51; Galaxies: star clusters

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GALAXIES; IMAGE PROCESSING; ITERATIVE METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPACE TELESCOPES;

GALACTOCENTRIC RADIUS; GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUDS (GMC); INDIVIDUALS; STAR CLUSTERS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 14544287211     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041078     Document Type: Article

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