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The stellar content of obscured Galactic giant H II regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Robert D. Blum
Robert D. Blum*
Affiliation:
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Casilla 603, La Serena, Chile

Abstract

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Current research using near-infrared techniques for investigating stellar populations in massive Galactic star clusters is reviewed. In particular, I discuss in some detail a survey of obscured Galactic Giant H ii (GH ii) regions and the associated stellar clusters embedded in them. The regions have been selected as the most luminous radio continuum sources. This selection criteria has the consequence that the observed clusters are among the youngest massive star clusters in the Galaxy. The emergent stellar populations are further studied through near-infrared spectroscopy of the brighter members, a number of which are young stellar objects with signatures of dense circumstellar material which might arise from in or out-flows, or in disks. New results from 8m class telescopes employing velocity resolved near-infrared spectroscopy and high angular resolution mid-infrared imaging hold great promise for future detailed investigations.

Type
Part 3. Location and Distribution of Massive Stars
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 212: A Massive Star Odyssey: From Main Sequence to Supernova , 2003 , pp. 458 - 466
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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