Discovering and Characterizing Embedded Stellar Clusters in the Near-Infrared

I present a near-infrared search for new embedded stellar clusters in the Galaxy, and the results of near-infrared followup observations of a subset of newly discovered stellar clusters. I discuss the initial mass function of these embedded clusters and the implications of the apparent method-depen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leistra, Andrea
Other Authors: Liebert, James W.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193801