The spatial distribution of star and cluster formation in M 51

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 494, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-93

  Scheepmaker, R A ^a   Lamers, H J G L M ^a   Anders, P ^a   Larsen, S S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: M 51; Galaxies: star clusters

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION DETECTORS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTALS; FUNCTIONS; GALAXIES; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); LEAKAGE (FLUID); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES;

AUTO CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; AZIMUTHAL DISTRIBUTIONS; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; CO ROTATIONS; GALACTOCENTRIC RADIUS; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL: M 51; GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS; GAS CLOUDS; HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPES; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL SCALE; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPIRAL ARMS; STAR CLUSTERS; STAR FORMATION RATES; STAR FORMATIONS; SURFACE DENSITIES; TWO POINTS; YOUNG STARS;

VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 59449087686     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200811068     Document Type: Article

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