Crowther, P.A., Castro, N., Evans, C. et al. (3 more authors) (2017) Dissecting the core of the Tarantula Nebula with MUSE. ESO Messenger, 170. pp. 40-44. ISSN 0722-6691
Abstract
We provide an overview of Science Verification MUSE observations of NGC 2070, the central region of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Integral-field spectroscopy of the central 2' x 2' region provides the first complete spectroscopic census of its massive star content, nebular conditions and kinematics. The star-formation surface density of NGC 2070 is reminiscent of the intense star-forming knots of high-redshift galaxies, with nebular conditions similar to low-redshift Green Pea galaxies, some of which are Lyman continuum leakers. Uniquely, MUSE permits the star-formation history of NGC 2070 to be studied from both spatially-resolved and integrated-light spectroscopy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 ESO. |
Keywords: | astro-ph.GA; astro-ph.GA; astro-ph.SR |
Dates: |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2018 11:16 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 11:16 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org//10.18727/0722-6691/5053 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | ESO |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.18727/0722-6691/5053 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125977 |