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A Comparison of Young Star Properties with Local Galactic Environment for LEGUS/LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Astronomy. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC).
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Number of Authors: 282018 (English)In: Astronomical Journal, ISSN 0004-6256, E-ISSN 1538-3881, Vol. 156, no 1, article id 21Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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We have explored the role environmental factors play in determining characteristics of young stellar objects in nearby dwarf irregular and blue compact dwarf galaxies. Star clusters are characterized by concentrations, masses, and formation rates; OB associations by mass and mass surface density; O stars by their numbers and near-ultraviolet absolute magnitudes; and H II regions by H alpha surface brightnesses. These characteristics are compared to surrounding galactic pressure, stellar mass density, H I surface density, and star formation rate (SFR) surface density. We find no trend of cluster characteristics with environmental properties, implying that larger-scale effects are more important in determining cluster characteristics or that rapid dynamical evolution erases any memory of the initial conditions. On the other hand, the most massive OB associations are found at higher pressure and H I surface density, and there is a trend of higher H II region H alpha surface brightness with higher pressure, suggesting that a higher concentration of massive stars and gas is found preferentially in regions of higher pressure. At low pressures we find massive stars but not bound clusters and OB associations. We do not find evidence for an increase of cluster formation efficiency as a function of SFR density. However, there is an increase in the ratio of the number of clusters to the number of O stars with increasing pressure, perhaps reflecting an increase in clustering properties with SFR.

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2018. Vol. 156, no 1, article id 21
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galaxies: dwarf, galaxies: individual (DDO 50, DDO 53, DDO 63, NGC 3738, Haro 29), Supporting material: animation
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-158379DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aac50eISI: 000435910100003OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-158379DiVA, id: diva2:1237965
Available from: 2018-08-10 Created: 2018-08-10 Last updated: 2022-02-26Bibliographically approved

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