2009The Astrophysical JournalOpen access

NEWLY IDENTIFIED STAR CLUSTERS IN M33. II. RADIALHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE/ADVANCED CAMERA FOR SURVEYS FIELDS

I. San Roman, Ata Sarajedini, D. R. Garnett, Jon A. Holtzman

Open full text 26 citations

Abstract

We present integrated photometry and color–magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for 161 star clusters in M33, of which 115 were previously uncataloged, using the Advanced Camera For Surveys Wide Field Channel onboard the Hubble Space Telescope . The integrated V -band magnitudes of these clusters range from M V ∼–9 to as faint as M V ∼–4, extending the depth of the existing M33 cluster catalogs by ∼1 mag. Comparisons of theoretical isochrones to the CMDs using the Padova models yield ages for 148 of these star clusters. The ages range from log( t ) ∼ 7.0 to log( t ) ∼ 9.0. Our CMDs are not sensitive to clusters older than ∼1 Gyr. We find that the variation of the clusters' integrated colors and absolute magnitudes with age is consistent with the predictions of simple stellar population models. These same models suggest that the masses of the clusters in our sample range from 5 × 10 3 to 5 × 10 4 M ☉ .

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

We present integrated photometry and color–magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for 161 star clusters in M33, of which 115 were previously uncataloged, using the Advanced Camera For Surveys Wide Field Channel onboard the Hubble Space Telescope . The integrated V -band magnitudes of these clusters range from M V ∼–9 to as faint as M V ∼–4, extending the depth of the existing M33 cluster catalogs by ∼1 mag. Comparisons of theoretical isochrones to the CMDs using the Padova models yield ages for 148 of these star clusters. The ages range from log( t ) ∼ 7.0 to log( t ) ∼ 9.0. Our CMDs are not sensitive to clusters older than ∼1 Gyr. We find that the variation of the clusters' integrated colors and absolute magnitudes with age is consistent with the predictions of simple stellar population models. These same models suggest that the masses of the clusters in our sample range from 5 × 10 3 to 5 × 10 4 M ☉ .

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 26 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

We present integrated photometry and color–magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for 161 star clusters in M33, of which 115 were previously uncataloged, using the Advanced Camera For Surveys Wide Field Channel onboard the Hubble Space Telescope . The integrated V -band magnitudes of these clusters range from M V ∼–9 to as faint as M V ∼–4, extending the depth of the existing M33 cluster catalogs by ∼1 mag. Comparisons of theoretical isochrones to the CMDs using the Padova models yield ages for 148 of these star clusters. The ages range from log( t ) ∼ 7.0 to log( t ) ∼ 9.0. Our CMDs are not sensitive to clusters older than ∼1 Gyr. We find that the variation of the clusters' integrated colors and absolute magnitudes with age is consistent with the predictions of simple stellar population models. These same models suggest that the masses of the clusters in our sample range from 5 × 10 3 to 5 × 10 4 M ☉ .

Key concepts: Physics, Advanced Camera for Surveys, Astrophysics, Hubble space telescope, Photometry (optics), Star cluster, Magnitude (astronomy), Absolute magnitude

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
NEWLY IDENTIFIED STAR CLUSTERS IN M33. II. RADIALHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE/ADVANCED CAMERA FOR SURVEYS FIELDS — Research Paper | ScholarLens