Abstract
To expand on the recent single WFPC2 field obtained in the vicinity of this cluster, we have measured the luminosity function in a one-third by one-half degree field in the LMC with the 40-in. telescope at Siding Spring Observatory. Combining our results with recent 4-m and WFPC2 observations, we examine the constraints on the star-formation history of the field from 108 to 1010 years ago. The simple model derived from the WFPC2 data with an increase in the star-formation rate ∼3 Gyr ago fits the combined data. However, this rate increase seems to have been unique. This event notwithstanding, the smooth luminosity function from V = 16 to V = 22 suggests steady star formation rather than a star-formation history dominated by intense bursts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 292-296 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 733 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science