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The Star Formation History and IMF in the LMC and SMC from Deep HST Imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

J. Holtzman ,
J. R. Mould  and
J. S. Gallagher III
J. Holtzman
Affiliation:
New Mexico State University, Box 30001, Dept. 4500, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
J. R. Mould
Affiliation:
MSSO/SSO, Private Bag, Weston Creek P.O., 2611 Canberra, ACT, Australia
J. S. Gallagher III
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Dept. of Astronomy, 475 N. Charter St., Madison, WI 53706, USA

Abstract

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We present deep photometry to V ~ 27.5 obtained with the HST in several fields in the LMC and the SMC. We derive luminosity functions for the faintest stars which are consistent with an initial mass function similar to that of the solar neighborhood, although moderate variations are not excluded. We discuss implications of these observations for the star formation history in these regions of the LMC and SMC.

Type
Part 5. Stellar Populations and Surveys
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 190: New Views of the Magellanic Clouds , 1999 , pp. 351 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999