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A Missing Link in Galaxy Evolution: The Mysteries of Dissolving Star Clusters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Anne Pellerin ,
Martin Meyer ,
Jason Harris  and
Daniela Calzetti
Anne Pellerin
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA email: pellerin@stsci.edu, martinm@stsci.edu, calzetti@stsci.edu
Martin Meyer
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA email: pellerin@stsci.edu, martinm@stsci.edu, calzetti@stsci.edu
Jason Harris
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA email: jharris@as.arizona.edu
Daniela Calzetti
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA email: pellerin@stsci.edu, martinm@stsci.edu, calzetti@stsci.edu
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Assuming that most stars form in clusters (Lada & Lada 2003), one might initially expect to find most massive stars in stellar clusters and to detect most of the UV emission in young compact stellar clusters. However, Meurer et al. (1995) showed that in starburst galaxies only 20% of the UV emission at 2200Å is detected in clusters while 80% is diffuse emission from sources in the inter-cluster medium. This phenomenon is also observed for normal galaxies (Hoopes et al. 2001).

Keywords

galaxies: star clustersstars: early-typegalaxies: evolution
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S235: Galaxy Evolution Across the Hubble Time , August 2006 , pp. 128
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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