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Formation versus destruction: the evolution of the star cluster population in galaxy mergers
J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, F. Inti Pelupessy, Henny J. G. L. M. Lamers +3
(Abridged) Interacting galaxies are well-known for their high star formation rates and rich star cluster populations, but the rapidly changing tidal field can also efficiently dest…
G0.253+0.016: a molecular cloud progenitor of an Arches-like cluster
Steven N. Longmore, Jill Rathborne, Nate Bastian +20
Young massive clusters (YMCs) with stellar masses of 10^4 - 10^5 Msun and core stellar densities of 10^4 - 10^5 stars per cubic pc are thought to be the `missing link' between open…
Stellar Clusters in M83: Formation, evolution, disruption and the influence of environment
N. Bastian, A. Adamo, M. Gieles +6
We study the stellar cluster population in two adjacent fields in the nearby, face-on spiral galaxy, M83, using WFC3/HST imaging. The clusters are selected through visual inspectio…
The dynamical state of stellar structure in star-forming regions
J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, Thomas Maschberger, Nickolas Moeckel +3
The fraction of star formation that results in bound star clusters is influenced by the density spectrum in which stars are formed and by the response of the stellar structure to g…
Searching for initial mass function variations in resolved stellar populations
Kevin R. Covey, Nate Bastian, Michael R. Meyer
The initial mass function (IMF) succinctly characterizes a stellar population, provides a statistical measure of the end result of the star-formation process, and informs our under…
Cluster Disruption: From infant mortality to long term survival
Nate Bastian
How stellar clusters disrupt, and over what timescales, is intimately linked with how they form. Here, we review the theory and observations of cluster disruption, both the suggest…