Massive Star Birth in the Inner Galaxy: Obscured Massive Star Clusters

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dc.creatorBlum, Robert D.
dc.creatorConti, Peter S.
dc.creatorDamineli, Augusto
dc.creatorFigueredo, Elysandra
dc.date2001-10-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:00:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:00:53Z
dc.descriptionThe current census of, and stellar population in, massive Galactic star clusters is reviewed. In particular, we concentrate on a recent survey of obscured Galactic Giant H II (GHII) regions and the associated stellar clusters embedded in them. The regions have been selected as the most luminous radio continuum sources, and as such the stellar clusters appear to be among the youngest massive clusters in the Galaxy. The emergent stellar populations are further studied through near infrared spectroscopy of the brighter members. We also discuss the massive stellar clusters within 50 pc of the Galactic center (GC), comparing their known properties to those found in the GHII region survey. It is suggested that the somewhat younger clusters associated with the GHII regions are more suited to measuring the initial mass function in massive star clusters. Narrow band images in the central pc of the GC are presented which identify the young stellar sequence associated with the evolved He I emission line stars.
dc.descriptionInvited Review, Hot Star Workshop III: The Earliest Phases of Massive Star Birth (ed. P. A. Crowther), Boulder, August 2001 latex, 14 pages including six figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110405
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110405
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3561
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleMassive Star Birth in the Inner Galaxy: Obscured Massive Star Clusters
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