THE ANTENNAE GALAXIES (NGC 4038/4039) REVISITED: ADVANCED CAMERA FOR SURVEYS AND NICMOS OBSERVATIONS OF A PROTOTYPICAL MERGER

C. Whitmore, Bradley; Chandar, Rupali; Schweizer, François; Rothberg, Barry; Leitherer, Claus; Rieke, Marcia; Rieke, George; P. Blair, W.; Mengel, S.; Alonso-Herrero, A.

doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/1/75

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THE ANTENNAE GALAXIES (NGC 4038/4039) REVISITED: ADVANCED CAMERA FOR SURVEYS AND NICMOS OBSERVATIONS OF A PROTOTYPICAL MERGER

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Authors:

Bradley C. Whitmore

Rupali Chandar

François Schweizer

Abstract

The ACS and NICMOS have been used to obtain new HST images of NGC 4038/4039 ("The Antennae"). These new observations allow us to better differentiate compact star clusters from individual stars, based on both size and color. We use this ability to extend the cluster luminosity function by approximat...

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Physics

Astrophysics

Galaxy

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