Hierarchical star formation across the grand design spiral NGC1566

We investigate how star formation is spatially organized in the grand-design spiral NGC 1566 from deep HST photometry with the Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS). Our contour-based clustering analysis reveals 890 distinct stellar conglomerations at various levels of significance. These star-form...

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Main Authors: Gouliermis, Dimitrios A. (Author) , Klessen, Ralf S. (Author) , Grebel, Eva K. (Author) , Shabani, Fayezeh (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Arxiv

Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1702.06006
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Author Notes:Dimitrios A. Gouliermis, Bruce G. Elmegreen, Debra M. Elmegreen, Daniela Calzetti, Michele Cignoni, John S. Gallagher III, Robert C. Kennicutt, Ralf S. Klessen, Elena Sabbi, David Thilker, Leonardo Ubeda, Alessandra Aloisi, Angela Adamo, David O. Cook, Daniel Dale, Kathryn Grasha, Eva K. Grebel, Kelsey E. Johnson, Elena Sacchi, Fayezeh Shabani, Linda J. Smith, Aida Wofford
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Hierarchical star formation across the grand-design spiral NGC 1566 by Gouliermis, Dimitrios A. (Author) , Klessen, Ralf S. (Author) , Grebel, Eva K. (Author) , Shabani, Fayezeh (Author) ,


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