Massive clusters in the VVV survey
Abstract
The large survey "VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea" (VVV) performs wide field-of-view, unprecedented deep infrared observations of the Galaxy's bulge and an adjacent section of the mid-plane. Our group is currently using this unique database, combined with spectroscopic follow-up, to achieve a homogeneous, statistically significant sample of clusters of different ages, distances and masses, including many candidates newly discovered by us. This talk presents the progress we made with classifying and analyzing the first hundred of clusters. Many of them contain OB stars and/or YSO, since we concentrated our efforts on the youngest looking candidates.
- Publication:
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Massive Stars: From alpha to Omega
- Pub Date:
- June 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013msao.confE..23R