Young Massive Clusters as probes of stellar evolution

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dc.creatorDavies, Ben
dc.date2009-03-05
dc.date2009-03-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:49:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:49:19Z
dc.descriptionYoung Massive Clusters (YMCs) represent ideal testbeds in which to study massive stellar evolution as they contain large, coeval, chemically homogeneous, samples of massive stars. By studying YMCs with a range of ages (and hence turn-off masses), we can investigate the post main-sequence evolution of massive stars as a function of initial mass. Recent discoveries of YMCs over a range of ages within our own Galaxy - where we can successfully resolve individual stars - offers the unprecedented opportunity to test our ideas of massive stellar evolution. Here, I review some of the recent works in this field, and describe how we can use YMCs to investigate several topics, including (a) the evolutionary state of H-rich Wolf-Rayet stars; (b) the influence of binarity on stellar evolution in dense clusters; and (c) Red Supergiants and the post-supernova remnants they leave behind.
dc.description8 pages, 3 figures. Review article to appear in the proceedings of "Hot and Cool: bridging the gaps in massive star evolution" - updated reference list
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0903.0979
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0903.0979
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/222360
dc.subjectSolar and Stellar Astrophysics
dc.subjectAstrophysics of Galaxies
dc.titleYoung Massive Clusters as probes of stellar evolution
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