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New results on the structure and stellar content of the outer regions of the SMC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

L. T. Gardiner  and
M.R.S. Hawkins
L. T. Gardiner
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom
M.R.S. Hawkins
Affiliation:
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdon

Abstract

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Surface distribution contour maps of the HB/clump population and the < 1 Gyr main sequence population for the outer regions of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are presented. Aspects of the stellar population synthesis, large-scale structure and evolutionary history of the SMC halo are discussed.

Type
Large-Scale Structure and Kinematics
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 148: The Magellanic Clouds , 1991 , pp. 51 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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