Structure and Evolution of the Magellanic Clouds

List of contents

Magellanic Cloud Clusters.- Star Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds.- Blue Clusters, Populous Clusters, and Globulars.- The Integrated Spectra of Star Clusters and the History of the Magellanic Clouds.- Masses and Relaxation Times of Star Clusters in the SMC.- An Ellipticity-Age Relation for Globular Clusters in the LMC.- SIT-VIDICON Surface Photometry of Globular Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds.- Intermediate-Age Magellanic Cloud Star Clusters.- Metallicities of Young Populous Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds.- The H-R Diagram of NGC 1962-65-66-70.- A Survey of Magellanic Cloud Clusters for RR Lyrae Stars.- Period Changes of RR Lyrae Stars in the LMC Globular Cluster NGC 2257.- The Electronographic Color-Magnitude Diagram of Hodge 11.- The LMC Globular Cluster Hodge 11 (=SL 868).- Main Sequence Photometry of Kron 3.- Color-Magnitude Diagram Morphology of the Oldest Star Clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud.- A BVRI Photometric Study of Star Clusters in the Bok Region of the LMC.- A BV Photometric Study of Star Clusters in Two Selected Regions of the SMC.- Far-UV Photometry of Magellanic Cloud Globular Clusters.- UV-observations of Young Populous Clusters in the LMC.- Disentangling Individual Star and Cluster Contributions in IUE Spectra of Magellanic Cloud Globular Clusters.- Ultraviolet Studies of O and B Stars in the LMC Cluster NGC 2100, the SMC Cluster NGC 330 and the Galactic Cluster NGC 6530.- Panel Discussion on Star Clusters.- Evolution.- Global Evolutionary Effects in the Magellanic Clouds.- Field Studies, Luminosity Functions, and Star Formation History in the Magellanic Clouds.- Stochastic Star Formation and Bubbles in the Large Magellanic Cloud.- Past Star Formation History of the Magellanic Clouds.- The Spatial Distribution of Young Objects inthe Large Magellanic Cloud - a Problem of Pattern Recognition.- Chemical Evolution of the Magellanic Clouds.- Star Counts in Fields Surrounding the LMC.- Crowded Field Electronography in the LMC.- The Colour Magnitude Diagram of a Second Field in the SMC Halo.- A Search for Stars in the Magellanic Stream.- Ultraviolet Surface Photometry of Stellar Associations in the LMC.- Dynamics.- Kinematics and Dynamics of the Magellanic Clouds.- The Magellanic Stream and its Related Problems.- H I Surveys of the Magellanic System.- Distribution and Radial Velocities of Late Supergiant Stars in the LMC and the SMC.- A Search for Low-Velocity Neutral Hydrogen in the Magellanic Stream.- On the Distance of the Magellanic Stream.- Stellar Populations.- The Brightest Stars in the Magellanic Clouds and Other Late-Type Galaxies.- Magellanic Cloud Cepheids: Abundances, Reddenings, P-L and P-L-C Relations. A Review..- Spectroscopy of Red Variables and Other Luminous Red Stars.- Detection and Photometry of Red Giants in the Magellanic Clouds.- Red Giant Stars: Comparison of Observations and Theory.- RR Lyrae Stars and Novae in the Magellanic Clouds.- A Survey for Red Variables in the Magellanic Clouds.- A Search for Red Variable Stars in the LMC.- JHK Observations of Magellanic Cloud Cepheids.- Spectroscopy of Overluminous Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds.- Spectral Types, Color Indices, and Abundances for Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds and the Galaxy.- Period Changes in Magellanic Cloud Cepheids.- Magellanic Cloud Cepheids: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Properties as Inferred from Numerical Simulations of Two-Colour Photometry.- A More Complete Listing of LMC Planetary Nebulae.- Spectrophotometry of Early-type Supergiants in the LMC.- From What Radius do the Winds of Magellanic CloudSupergiants Produce Fe II Emission lines?.- R127: an S Dor Type Variable Intermediate Between Of and WN.- An Unstable Ofpe Star in the LMC.- Evidence for a Black Hole in LMC X-3.- 30 Doradus and R136.- The Stellar Content of 30 Doradus.- UV Extinction in the 30 Doradus Nebula and the UV Energy Distribution of R136a.- On the Nature of R136, the Central Object of 30 Dor; a Comparison with the Galactic Cluster NGC 3603.- New Optical Observations of R136.- The Object R136 in the Core of the 30 Doradus Nebula.- Panel Discussion on R136.- Supernova Remnants, Radio Continuum, X-Ray Sources.- The Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnants.- A Radio Continuum Survey of the Magellanic Clouds.- X-ray Surveys of the Magellanic Clouds.- Spectroscopy of Stellar X-ray Sources in the Magellanic Clouds.- Radio Continuum Emission from Magellanic-Type and Dwarf Irregular Galaxies.- Are the Supernova Remnants of the LMC in the Adiabatic Phase?.- Compact X-ray Sources in the LMC: Optical identifications.- Interstellar Matter.- Molecules and Dust in the Magellanic Clouds.- Gas-to-Dust Ratios in the Magellanic Clouds.- Interstellar Extinction in the Magellanic Clouds.- The Composition of H II Regions in the Magellanic Clouds.- The Magellanic Clouds and Planetary Nebulae.- Coronae of the Magellanic Clouds.- Age Determination of H II Regions of the LMC and SMC.- The Effect of Mass-loss on the Evolution of H II Regions in the LMC.- Absolute H? and H? Photometry of LMC H II Regions.- Kinematics of the H II Region N11 in the LMC.- The Multiple-Phase Structure of the Interstellar Medium in the LMC.- A New 21-cm Line Survey of the LMC.- Molecular Line Observations in the Large Magellanic Cloud.- CO Observations in the Small Magellanic Cloud.- CO in the Large Magellanic Cloud.- Interstellar Dust in theLMC.- SMC: UV Extinction Curves, Gas to Color-Excess Ratios.- Ultraviolet Interstellar Absorption Towards SK 159 in the Small Magellanic Cloud.- Future Directions of Research in the Magellanic Clouds.- Panel Discussion on Future Research.

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• Assisted by: S. van den Bergh (Editor), K. S. de Boer (Editor), K. S. de Boer (Editor), S de Boer (Editor), S de Boer (Editor), Van den Bergh (Editor), S van den Bergh (Editor), S. van den Bergh (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2009
• EAN: 9789027717221
• ISBN: 978-90-277-1722-1
• No. of pages: 426
• Weight: 803 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 426 p.
• Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia; International Astronomical Union Symposia
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy