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arxiv: astro-ph/0311297 · v1 · submitted 2003-11-12 · 🌌 astro-ph

Globular Cluster Formation in M82

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keywords clustersmid-irformationgalaxyglobularstarcentralcluster
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We present high resolution mid-infrared (mid-IR; 11.7 and 17.65 micron) maps of the central 400 pc region of the starburst galaxy M82. Seven star forming clusters are identified which together provide ~ 15% of the total mid-IR luminosity of the galaxy. Combining the mid-IR data with thermal radio measurements and near- and mid-IR line emission, we find that these young stellar clusters have inferred masses and sizes comparable to globular clusters. At least 20% of the star formation in M82 is found to occur in super-star clusters.

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