Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra

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Minniti, Javier Horacio; Ahumada, Andrea Veronica; Clariá, Juan José; Benítez Llambay, Alejandro
Año de publicación
2014
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Aims. To increase the number of studied star clusters (SCs) of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), we present flux-calibrated integrated spectra in the optical range (λ = 3700?6800 Å) for six poorly studied LMC SCs of IVA type. This type corresponds to the age range between 200 and 400 Myr. We also aim at creating a new template spectrum representative of this age range at the metallicity level of the LMC. Methods. Foreground reddening E(B − V) values and ages are derived by applying the template matching method that consists of comparing the line strengths and continuum distribution of the cluster spectra with those of template cluster spectra with known properties. The equivalent width (EW) of the Balmer lines and the diagnostic diagrams involving the sum of EWs of selected spectral lines were also employed as age indicators. Results. For the first time, we provide estimates of the clusters? reddenings and ages. As expected, all the clusters appear to be of nearly the same age, their mean value being (400 ± 100) Myr, while the resulting mean E(B − V) values range between 0.00 and 0.10 mag. Conclusions. The present cluster sample complements previous ones in an effort to gather a spectral library with several clusters per age bin. By averaging the reddening-corrected integrated spectra, weighted by their signal-to-noise ratios (S/N), a new high S/N template spectrum of 400 Myr has been created.
Fil: Minniti, Javier Horacio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Ahumada, Andrea Veronica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Clariá, Juan José. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Benítez Llambay, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina
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STAR CLUSTERS
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spelling Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectraMinniti, Javier HoracioAhumada, Andrea VeronicaClariá, Juan JoséBenítez Llambay, AlejandroSPECTROSCOPICMAGELLANIC CLOUDSSTAR CLUSTERShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Aims. To increase the number of studied star clusters (SCs) of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), we present flux-calibrated integrated spectra in the optical range (λ = 3700?6800 Å) for six poorly studied LMC SCs of IVA type. This type corresponds to the age range between 200 and 400 Myr. We also aim at creating a new template spectrum representative of this age range at the metallicity level of the LMC. Methods. Foreground reddening E(B − V) values and ages are derived by applying the template matching method that consists of comparing the line strengths and continuum distribution of the cluster spectra with those of template cluster spectra with known properties. The equivalent width (EW) of the Balmer lines and the diagnostic diagrams involving the sum of EWs of selected spectral lines were also employed as age indicators. Results. For the first time, we provide estimates of the clusters? reddenings and ages. As expected, all the clusters appear to be of nearly the same age, their mean value being (400 ± 100) Myr, while the resulting mean E(B − V) values range between 0.00 and 0.10 mag. Conclusions. The present cluster sample complements previous ones in an effort to gather a spectral library with several clusters per age bin. By averaging the reddening-corrected integrated spectra, weighted by their signal-to-noise ratios (S/N), a new high S/N template spectrum of 400 Myr has been created.Fil: Minniti, Javier Horacio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Ahumada, Andrea Veronica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Clariá, Juan José. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Benítez Llambay, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; ArgentinaEDP Sciences2014-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/102511Minniti, Javier Horacio; Ahumada, Andrea Veronica; Clariá, Juan José; Benítez Llambay, Alejandro; Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra; EDP Sciences; Astronomy and Astrophysics; 595; 5-2014; 49-560004-63611432-0746CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/0004-6361/201323314info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2014/05/aa23314-13/aa23314-13.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:24:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/102511instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:24:56.455CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
title Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
spellingShingle Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
Minniti, Javier Horacio
SPECTROSCOPIC
MAGELLANIC CLOUDS
STAR CLUSTERS
title_short Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
title_full Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
title_fullStr Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
title_full_unstemmed Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
title_sort Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Minniti, Javier Horacio
Ahumada, Andrea Veronica
Clariá, Juan José
Benítez Llambay, Alejandro
author Minniti, Javier Horacio
author_facet Minniti, Javier Horacio
Ahumada, Andrea Veronica
Clariá, Juan José
Benítez Llambay, Alejandro
author_role author
author2 Ahumada, Andrea Veronica
Clariá, Juan José
Benítez Llambay, Alejandro
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv SPECTROSCOPIC
MAGELLANIC CLOUDS
STAR CLUSTERS
topic SPECTROSCOPIC
MAGELLANIC CLOUDS
STAR CLUSTERS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Aims. To increase the number of studied star clusters (SCs) of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), we present flux-calibrated integrated spectra in the optical range (λ = 3700?6800 Å) for six poorly studied LMC SCs of IVA type. This type corresponds to the age range between 200 and 400 Myr. We also aim at creating a new template spectrum representative of this age range at the metallicity level of the LMC. Methods. Foreground reddening E(B − V) values and ages are derived by applying the template matching method that consists of comparing the line strengths and continuum distribution of the cluster spectra with those of template cluster spectra with known properties. The equivalent width (EW) of the Balmer lines and the diagnostic diagrams involving the sum of EWs of selected spectral lines were also employed as age indicators. Results. For the first time, we provide estimates of the clusters? reddenings and ages. As expected, all the clusters appear to be of nearly the same age, their mean value being (400 ± 100) Myr, while the resulting mean E(B − V) values range between 0.00 and 0.10 mag. Conclusions. The present cluster sample complements previous ones in an effort to gather a spectral library with several clusters per age bin. By averaging the reddening-corrected integrated spectra, weighted by their signal-to-noise ratios (S/N), a new high S/N template spectrum of 400 Myr has been created.
Fil: Minniti, Javier Horacio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Ahumada, Andrea Veronica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Clariá, Juan José. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Benítez Llambay, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba; Argentina
description Aims. To increase the number of studied star clusters (SCs) of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), we present flux-calibrated integrated spectra in the optical range (λ = 3700?6800 Å) for six poorly studied LMC SCs of IVA type. This type corresponds to the age range between 200 and 400 Myr. We also aim at creating a new template spectrum representative of this age range at the metallicity level of the LMC. Methods. Foreground reddening E(B − V) values and ages are derived by applying the template matching method that consists of comparing the line strengths and continuum distribution of the cluster spectra with those of template cluster spectra with known properties. The equivalent width (EW) of the Balmer lines and the diagnostic diagrams involving the sum of EWs of selected spectral lines were also employed as age indicators. Results. For the first time, we provide estimates of the clusters? reddenings and ages. As expected, all the clusters appear to be of nearly the same age, their mean value being (400 ± 100) Myr, while the resulting mean E(B − V) values range between 0.00 and 0.10 mag. Conclusions. The present cluster sample complements previous ones in an effort to gather a spectral library with several clusters per age bin. By averaging the reddening-corrected integrated spectra, weighted by their signal-to-noise ratios (S/N), a new high S/N template spectrum of 400 Myr has been created.
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