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Stellar Associations in the LMC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

E. Kontizas ,
M. Kontizas ,
D. Gouliermis ,
A. Dapergolas ,
R. Korakitis  and
D. H. Morgan
E. Kontizas
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, National Observatory of Athens, P.O. Box 20048, GR-118 10 Athens, Greece
M. Kontizas
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, National Observatory of Athens, P.O. Box 20048, GR-118 10 Athens, Greece
D. Gouliermis
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, National Observatory of Athens, P.O. Box 20048, GR-118 10 Athens, Greece
A. Dapergolas
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, National Observatory of Athens, P.O. Box 20048, GR-118 10 Athens, Greece
R. Korakitis
Affiliation:
National Technical University of Athens, GR-157 80 Zografos, Greece
D. H. Morgan
Affiliation:
Royal Observatory of Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3HJ, UK

Abstract

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The stellar associations are defined as loose unbound concentrations of young stars with a bright OB stellar component, mainly located at the most recent star forming regions, representing the smallest units in the hierarchy of stellar systems in galaxies. The definition of the associations is discussed and the main properties of their stellar content are summarized. Using plates taken with the 1.2m UK Schmidt Telescope a method is developed to detect all stellar associations in the LMC and to find their spatial distribution relative to the LMC's recent star formation history. In 40% of the LMC region, the number of “single peak” associations has increased considerably (~ 3x). A very interesting result is that the faint limit, where the identified associations are revealed, varies by about 3 mag. This indicates not only extinction differences but also the presence of pre-main sequence stars at a wide range of masses.

Type
Part 6. Stellar Clusters
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 190: New Views of the Magellanic Clouds , 1999 , pp. 410 - 416
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999 

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