The Magellanic Clouds Survey: a Bridge to Nearby Galaxies

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dc.creatorScowen, Paul A.
dc.creatorJansen, Rolf
dc.creatorBeasley, Matthew
dc.creatorCalzetti, Daniela
dc.creatorFullerton, Alex
dc.creatorGallagher, John
dc.creatorMcCaughrean, Mark
dc.creatorO'Connell, Robert
dc.creatorOey, Sally
dc.creatorSmith, Nathan
dc.date2009-04-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:03:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T13:03:25Z
dc.descriptionWe outline to the community the value of a Magellanic Clouds Survey that consists of three components: I) a complete-area, high resolution, multi-band UV-near-IR broadband survey; II) a narrowband survey in 7 key nebular filters to cover a statistically significant sample of representative HII regions and a large-area, contiguous survey of the diffuse, warm ISM; and III) a comprehensive FUV spectroscopic survey of 1300 early-type stars. The science areas enabled by such a dataset are as follows: A) assessment of massive star feedback in both HII regions and the diffuse, warm ISM; B) completion of a comprehensive study of the 30 Doradus giant extragalactic HII region (GEHR); C) development and quantitative parameterization of stellar clustering properties; D) extensive FUV studies of early-type stellar atmospheres and their energy distributions; and E) similarly extensive FUV absorption-line studies of molecular cloud structure and ISM extinction properties. These data will also allow a number of additional studies relating to the underlying stellar populations.
dc.description8 pages - Science White Paper for the Astro2010 Decadal Survey Panel(s): Planetary Systems and Star Formation; Stars and Stellar Evolution; the Galactic Neighborhood
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0904.1987
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0904.1987
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/226799
dc.subjectCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
dc.titleThe Magellanic Clouds Survey: a Bridge to Nearby Galaxies
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