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Fundamental Properties of a Large, Unbiased Sample of Massive, Young, Embedded Star Clusters in the Milky Way

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2017

Yigit Dallilar ,
Peter Barnes ,
Elizabeth Lada  and
Stuart Ryder
Yigit Dallilar
Affiliation:
Astronomy Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611, USA email: ydallilar@ufl.edu, pjb@astro.ufl.edu
Peter Barnes
Affiliation:
Astronomy Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611, USA email: ydallilar@ufl.edu, pjb@astro.ufl.edu School of Science & Technology, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia
Elizabeth Lada
Affiliation:
Astronomy Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611, USA email: ydallilar@ufl.edu, pjb@astro.ufl.edu
Stuart Ryder
Affiliation:
Australian Astronomical Observatory, PO Box 915, North Ryde NSW 1670, Australia
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Abstract

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In this project, we focus on the analysis of infrared observations of the clumps defined with the Galactic Census of High- and Medium-mass Protostars (ChaMP) (Barnes et al.2011). We derive line of sight infrared extinction values, star counts and protostar candidates around the molecular gas emission obtained with the Mopra telescope. Then, we examine the correlation between radio and infrared properties of the clumps. For this stage of the project, we use the Vela-Carina and 2MASS catalogs to obtain a preliminary understanding of the final results. For the later stages, we will extract infrared photometry from our deep AAT near-IR and Spitzer 3.6 and 4.5 μm images. With the final deep photometry results, we will compile the properties of individual clusters.

Keywords

Embedded clustersMilky Wayextinctionstar formation
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 12 , Symposium S316: Formation, evolution, and survival of massive star clusters , August 2015 , pp. 127 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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