Nature of massive emission-line stars of the LMC NGC 1850 star-formation region
Abstract
Based on an analysis of slitless spectroscopic data we obtained with the ESO Wide Field Imager, we present the identification and nature of 96 massive emission-line stars (ELS) located in and around the LMC clusters NGC 1850, NGC 1855, and NGC 1858. Most of the ELS are concentrated around the young double cluster NGC 1850 and its vicinity. Combined to the photometry and lightcurves, these observations suggest that the NGC 1850 star-formation history has followed different episodes due to the dynamical interaction between clusters, photo-ionization and compression of the associated H II region, leading to other recent star formation burst. The actual ELS localization also seems to indicate a possible mass and spatial segregation with the evolution/age of the clusters.
- Publication:
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Massive Stars: From alpha to Omega
- Pub Date:
- June 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013msao.confE.151G