Star clusters as diaries of galaxies
Abstract
Description
Most if not all stars form in star clusters. Thus the distribution of star clusters preserves the information on the star formation history of a galaxy. Massive clusters form only during episodes of high star formation activity whereas periods of low star formation activity cannot produce them. We present here the method of Maschberger & Kroupa (2007) to derive the star formation history of a galaxy from its star-cluster content.
2 pages, 2 figures, To be published in the proceedings of "Pathways Through an Eclectic Universe", Tenerife, April 23-27, 2007, ed. T. Mahoney, A. Vazdekis, and J. Knapen
2 pages, 2 figures, To be published in the proceedings of "Pathways Through an Eclectic Universe", Tenerife, April 23-27, 2007, ed. T. Mahoney, A. Vazdekis, and J. Knapen