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基于HST/WFPC2测光的M33星团年龄

Ages of M33 Star Clusters Based on the HST/WFPC2 Photometry

Won-Kee Park, Hong Soo Park, Myung Gyoon Lee

摘要:

本文给出了M33星团的年龄估算结果。我们从HST/WFPC 2图像中获得了242个星团中分辨恒星的色星等图(CMD)。我们估计其中100个星团的年龄,通过拟合帕多瓦理论等时线的观测CMD。星团的年龄分布在log(t)~ 7.8处有一个主峰。大多数星团的年龄小于log(t)= 9.0,而10个星团的年龄大于log(t)~ 9.0。与以往星团积分测光的结果不同,本次研究中发现的年龄小于log(t)= 7的星团很少。星系团年龄的径向分布表明,从中心到外围,年轻到中等年龄的星系团分布较广,而老星系团则分布在离M33中心较远的地方。我们简要地讨论了这些结果对M33星系团形成的意义。

英文摘要:

We present a result of age estimation for star clusters in M33. We obtain color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) of resolved stars in 242 star clusters from the HST/WFPC2 images. We estimate ages of 100 star clusters among these, by fitting the Padova theoretical isochrones to the observational CMDs. Age distribution of the star clusters shows a dominant peak at log(t) ~ 7.8. Majority of star clusters are younger than log(t) = 9.0, while ten star clusters are older than log(t) ~ 9.0. There are few clusters younger than log(t) = 7 in this study, which is in contrast with the results based on the integrated photometry of star clusters in the previous studies. Radial distribution of the cluster ages shows that young to intermediate-age clusters are found from the center to the outer region, while old clusters are distributed farther from M33 center. We discuss briefly the implication of the results with regard to the formation of M33 cluster system.

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