Near-infra-red spectroscopic ages of massive star clusters in M 82

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 486, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-176

  Lancon A ^a   Gallagher III, J S ^b   Mouhcine, M ^c   Smith, L J ^d,e   Ladjal, D ^f   De Grijs, R ^g,h  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^h CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: M 82; Galaxies: star clusters; Galaxies: starburst; Galaxies: stellar content; Infrared: galaxies; Stars: supergiants

Indexed keywords

INFRA RED; STAR CLUSTERS; STARBURST GALAXIES;

EID: 46649106721     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809439     Document Type: Article

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