Luminosity functions and color-magnitude diagrams for three OB associations in the Large Magellanic Cloud

K. Degioia-Eastwood, R. P. Meyers, D. P. Jones

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Abstract

Using the point spread function photometry program DAOPHOT, we have used UBV CCD photometry to construct color-magnitude diagrams and luminosity functions for three OB associations in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The region LH 76 appears to be completely coeval; the region LH 13 shows some evidence for noncoevality which will need to be checked with spectra of the stars in question. The region LH 105, which lies on the southern edge of 30 Doradus, shows significant contamination by an underlying older population, possibly from previous star forming events. The luminosity functions, which serve as the first step toward determining the initial mass function in these regions, are calculated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1005-1023
Number of pages19
JournalAstronomical Journal
Volume106
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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