5 papers
Luminosity Profiles of Resolved Young Massive Clusters
Francois Schweizer
Young massive clusters (YMCs) differ markedly from old globular clusters in featuring extended, rather than tidally truncated, envelopes. Their projected- luminosity profiles are w…
Formation of Globular Clusters in Merging Galaxies
Francois Schweizer
Collisions and mergers of gas-rich galaxies trigger bursts of star and cluster formation. Of the thousands of clusters typically formed during a major merger, only the most massive…
Evolution of Globular Clusters Formed in Mergers
Francois Schweizer
Globular clusters formed in galactic mergers (e.g., The Antennae) can now be studied at different stages of their evolution. In young merger remnants (e.g., NGC 7252) these "second…
Young Globular Clusters
Francois Schweizer
Star formation in starbursts appears to be biased toward compact clusters, with up to 20% of all stars formed in them. Observations with HST show that many of these clusters have l…
Overview: Low-z Observations of Interacting and Merging Galaxies
Francois Schweizer
Gravitational interactions and mergers affect the morphologies and dynamics of galaxies from our Local Group to the limits of the observable universe. Observations of interacting g…