Thousands of star clusters in M51 with HST/ACS
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2008
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Scheepmaker, R. A.
Gieles, M.
Haas, M.R.
Bastian, N.
Lamers, H.J.G.L.M.
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de Koter, A.
Smith, L.J.
Waters, L.B.F.M.
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We study the entire star cluster population in the disk of M51 by using radius measurements, and we see evidence for a universal preferred radius for both young and old cluster populations and for an increased cluster formation rate at a galactocentric distance of ∼6 kpc, which is similar to the corotation radius.
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Scheepmaker, R A, Gieles, M, Haas, M R, Bastian, N & Lamers, H J G L M 2008, Thousands of star clusters in M51 with HST/ACS. in A de Koter, L J Smith & L B F M Waters (eds), Mass loss from stars and the evolution of stellar clusters : proceedings of a workshop held at Lunteren, The Netherlands 29 May - 1 June 2006. Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series, no. 388, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, pp. 417-418.