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Uncertainties in the Age Scale for Young Open Clusters and Moving Groups

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Star Clusters in the Era of Large Surveys

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Young open clusters provide the template data for calibrating nearly all methods of age-dating field stars. Despite the potential for open cluster ages to be quite precise – and despite a large amount of observational effort – the age scale for young open clusters is still controversial, with correction factors of a factor of 2 or more proposed. I will discuss some of the causes for this uncertainty, and touch on the role of future large surveys in helping to resolve the issue.

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    John R. Stauffer

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    André Moitinho

  2. Institute of Astronomy, Türkenschanzstrasse 17, Vienna, 1180, Austria

    João Alves

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Stauffer, J.R. (2012). Uncertainties in the Age Scale for Young Open Clusters and Moving Groups. In: Moitinho, A., Alves, J. (eds) Star Clusters in the Era of Large Surveys. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_22

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