Massive infrared clusters in the Milky Way

André Nicolas Chené; Sebastian Ramírez Alegría; Jordanka Borissova; Anthony Hervé; Fabrice Martins; Michael Kuhn; Dante Minniti

doi:10.1017/S1743921317002988

Massive infrared clusters in the Milky Way

André Nicolas Chené, Sebastian Ramírez Alegría, Jordanka Borissova, Anthony Hervé, Fabrice Martins, Michael Kuhn, Dante Minniti

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Our position in the Milky Way (MW) is both a blessing and a curse. We are nearby to many star clusters, but the dust that is a product of their very existence obscures them. Also, many massive young clusters are expected to be located near, or across the Galactic Center, where the dust extinction is extreme (A V > 15 mag) and can be better penetrated by infrared photons. This paper reviews the discoveries and the study of new MW massive stars and massive clusters made possible by near infrared observations that are part of the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) survey. It discusses what the studies of their fundamental parameters have taught us.

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Páginas (desde-hasta)	263-270
Número de páginas	8
Publicación	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volumen	12
N.º	S329
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921317002988
Estado	Publicada - 1 nov. 2016

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