Abstract
NICMOS on the HST is playing a relevant role in understanding the properties of near-infrared super star clusters (SSCs) and the associated younger population of giant Hii regions. Giant Hii regions and SSCs represent the dominant mode of recent star formation — younger (a few million years old) and “older” (≃ 3–500 Myr), respectively. In particular, Paα (λ rest = 1.87 µm) observations together with radio observations offer us an unprecedented view of the truly youngest (high-mass) star-formation activity, as it is plausible that a large fraction of the youngest SSCs in galaxies are hidden by dust in their natal Hii regions. We will summarize recent results on the properties of near-infrared SSCs and associated giant Hii regions in nearby starburst galaxies and LIRGs.
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Alonso-Herrero, A. (2005). Near-IR Super Star Clusters in Starburst and Luminous Infrared Galaxies. In: De Grijs, R., González Delgado, R.M. (eds) Starbursts. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 329. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3539-X_7
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