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Extragalactic Star Clusters in Merging Galaxies

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Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies

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The study of cluster populations as tracer of galaxy evolution is now quite possible with 8 m class telescopes and modern instrumentation. The cluster population can be used as a good tracer of the star forming episodes undergone by the merging system. We present two young galaxy mergers, NGC3256 and NGC4038, and the studies on the young cluster populations of those systems. We found that the cluster ages agree with the merger ages and their metallicities are consistent with being the progenitors of the old metal rich globulars in ellipticals.

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  1. Gemini Observatory, 670 N. A’ohoku place, 96720, Hilo, Hawaii, USA

    Gelys Trancho

  2. Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrófisico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain

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  1. Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile

    Tom Richtler

  2. Astronomical Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Søren Larsen

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Trancho, G. (2009). Extragalactic Star Clusters in Merging Galaxies. In: Richtler, T., Larsen, S. (eds) Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies. Eso Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76961-3_25

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