J/ApJ/667/L145 HST Photometry of M82 region B (Smith+, 2007)
The young cluster population of M82 region B.
Smith L.J., Bastian N., Konstantopoulos I.S., Gallagher III J.S.,
Gieles M., De Grijs R., Larsen S.S., O'Connell R.W., Westmoquette M.S.
<Astrophys. J., 667, L145-L149 (2007)>
=2007ApJ...667L.145S 2007ApJ...667L.145S
ADC_Keywords: Galaxies, nearby ; Associations, stellar ; Photometry, HST
Keywords: galaxies: evolution - galaxies: individual (M82) -
galaxies: photometry - galaxies: star clusters - galaxies: starburst
Abstract:
We present observations obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys
on board the Hubble Space Telescope of the "fossil" starburst region B
in the nearby starburst galaxy M82. By comparing UBVI photometry with
models, we derive ages and extinctions for 35 U-band-selected star
clusters. We find that the peak epoch of cluster formation occurred
∼150Myr ago, in contrast to earlier work that found a peak formation
age of 1.1Gyr. The difference is most likely due to our inclusion of
U-band data, which are essential for accurate age determinations of
young cluster populations. We further show that the previously
reported turnover in the cluster luminosity function is probably due
to the neglect of the effect of extended sources on the detection
limit. The much younger cluster ages we derive clarifies the evolution
of the M82 starburst. The M82-B age distribution now overlaps with the
ages of the nuclear starburst, the clusters formed on the opposite
side of the disk, and the last encounter with M81, some 220Myr ago.
Description:
Observations with the High Resolution Channel (HRC) of the ACS on
board HST were made of region B on UT 2006 November 4 and 5 using the
F330W (U) filter (proposal ID: 10853, PI: L. J. Smith). These
observations were designed to be supplementary to the M82 mosaic
obtained by the Hubble Heritage Team using the Wide Field Channel
(WFC) of the ACS and the F435W (B), F555W (V), and F814W (I) filters.
Objects:
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RA (2000) DE Designation(s)
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09 59.1 +69 27 M82 region B = [OM78] B
09 56 02.7 +69 41 10 M82 region B1 = [OM78] B1
09 55 57.2 +69 41 06 M82 region B2 = [OM78] B2
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table1.dat 80 35 Photometry and derived parameters of the cluster
sample in region B
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See also:
J/A+A/293/703 : Outflow in M82 halo (McKeith+, 1995)
J/AJ/121/768 : BVIJH photometry of M82 (de Grijs+, 2001)
J/ApJ/619/270 : Young super star clusters in M82 starburst (Melo+, 2005)
J/MNRAS/391/1384 : Deep MERLIN 5GHz radio sources in M82 (Fenech+, 2008)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 2 I2 --- [SBK2007] Running identification number
4- 8 F5.2 mag F330W HST/ACS F330W filter magnitude
10- 13 F4.2 mag e_F330W Uncertainty in F330W
15- 19 F5.2 mag F435W HST/ACS F435W filter magnitude
21- 24 F4.2 mag e_F435W Uncertainty in F435W
26- 30 F5.2 mag F555W HST/ACS F555W filter magnitude
32- 35 F4.2 mag e_F555W Uncertainty in F555W
37- 41 F5.2 mag F814W HST/ACS F814W filter magnitude
43- 46 F4.2 mag e_F814W Uncertainty in F814W
48- 50 F3.1 --- Chi ? Model χ2ν value
52- 55 F4.2 mag Emin ? Model minimum E(F435W-F555W) color index
57- 60 F4.2 mag Ebest ? Model best E(F435W-F555W) color index
62- 65 F4.2 mag Emax ? Model maximum E(F435W-F555W) color index
67- 70 F4.2 [yr] logAmin ? Model minimum log of the age
72- 75 F4.2 [yr] logA ? Model best log of the age
77- 80 F4.2 [yr] logAmax ? Model maximum log of the age
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History:
From electronic version of the journal
(End) Greg Schwarz [AAS], Patricia Vannier [CDS] 28-Nov-2009