Star formation in the starburst cluster in NGC 3603

We have used new, deep, visible and near infrared observations of the compact starburst cluster in the giant HII region NGC 3603 and its surroundings with the WFC3 on HST and HAWK-I on the VLT to study in detail the physical properties of its intermediate mass (∼1-3 M⊙) stellar population. We show t...

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Main Authors: Correnti, Matteo (Author) , Pang, Xiaoying (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2012
In: Astrophysics and space science
Year: 2012, Volume: 340, Issue: 2, Pages: 263-279
ISSN:1572-946X
DOI:10.1007/s10509-012-1069-7
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10509-012-1069-7
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Author Notes:Matteo Correnti, Francesco Paresce, Rossella Aversa, Giacomo Beccari, Guido De Marchi, Marcella Di Criscienzo, Xiaoying Pang, Loredana Spezzi, Elena Valenti, Paolo Ventura

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