An Astrophysical Laboratory: Understanding and Exploiting the Young Massive Cluster Westerlund 1

Clark, Simon; Negueruela, Ignacio; Ritchie, Ben; Najarro, Paco; Langer, Norbert; Crowther, Paul; Bartlett, Liz; Fenech, Danielle; González-Fernández, Carlos; Goodwin, Simon; Lohr, Marcus and Prinja, Raman (2015). An Astrophysical Laboratory: Understanding and Exploiting the Young Massive Cluster Westerlund 1. The Messenger, 159 pp. 30–35.

URL: https://www.eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/arc...

Abstract

Westerlund 1 provides a unique opportunity to probe the physics of massive stars, from birth to death and beyond, as well as the formation and evolution of a super star cluster that appears destined to evolve into a globular cluster. We highlight the result of current studies of this cluster, its diverse stellar constituents and immediate environment, concluding with a summary of future research avenues enabled by ESO facilities.

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