A new method for the assessment of age and age spread of pre-main-sequence stars in young stellar associations of the magellanic clouds

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 723, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 166-183

  Da Rio, Nicola ^a   Gouliermis, Dimitrios A ^b   Gennaro, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hertzsprung Russell and C M diagrams; Methods: statistical; Open clusters and associations: individual (LH 95); Stars: formation; Stars: pre main sequence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349243635     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/723/1/166     Document Type: Article

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