Hierarchical star formation in the Magellanic Clouds with the VMC survey

VMC Team; Amy E. Miller; Maria-Rosa L. Cioni; Richard de Grijs; Ning-Chen Sun

doi:10.1017/S1743921322005038

Hierarchical star formation in the Magellanic Clouds with the VMC survey

VMC Team, Amy E. Miller, Maria-Rosa L. Cioni, Richard de Grijs, Ning-Chen Sun

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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Abstract

The VISTA Magellanic Clouds Survey (VMC) is a near-infrared survey of the Magellanic system. The VMC data has been exploited to detect and study statistically correlated young groups of stars - also known as "young stellar structures" - in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC and SMC). We showcase the ~ 3000 recently detected young stellar structures in the LMC and their similarity to the fractal interstellar medium. We discuss how their properties indicate their formation mechanisms and that there are no preferred scales of star formation in the LMC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-14
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume	17
Issue number	S373
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921322005038
Publication status	Published - Aug 2021
Event	IAU Symposium 373 (2023): Resolving the Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies - Busan, Korea, Republic of Duration: 9 Aug 2022 → 11 Aug 2022

Keywords

galaxies: Magellanic Clouds
methods: statistical
stars: early-type
stars: formation

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Hierarchical star formation in the Magellanic Clouds with the VMC survey

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