Analysing Multi-Color Observations of Young Star Clusters in Mergers

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dc.creatorAnders, Peter
dc.creatorAlvensleben, Uta Fritze--v.
dc.creatorde Grijs, Richard
dc.date2002-09-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:05:10Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:05:10Z
dc.descriptionWe present a new evolutionary synthesis (ES) tool specifically developed for the analysis of multi-color data of young star clusters (YSCs) in interacting galaxies. Our ESO/ST-ECF ASTROVIRTEL project provides an unprecedented database of UV--optical--NIR observations from the HST/WFPC2, HST/NICMOS and VLT data archives. Comparison of these data with ES models for clusters of various metallicities which include gaseous emission as well as various degrees of dust extinction, allows one to independently determine metallicities, ages and extinction for individual clusters. These, in turn, are the basis to derive the mass functions of the YSC systems and to predict the future evolution of their luminosity functions and color distributions. Comparing YSC systems of various ages will, we anticipate, allow us to ``see cluster disruption processes at work''.
dc.description2 pages, to appear in Conference Proceedings 'New Horizons in Globular Cluster Astronomy', Padova 2002, at ASP Conf. Ser., by G. Piotto, G. Meylan, G. Djorgovski, M. Riello, requires 'newpasp' style
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209285
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209285
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/5022
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleAnalysing Multi-Color Observations of Young Star Clusters in Mergers
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