SMALL YOUNG CLUSTERS IN OUR GALAXY AS SEEN IN VVV: CONNECTION WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

J. BORISSOVA; P. AMIGO; G. BAUME; C. CAPPA

Santiago

Congreso; Star Formation from Cores to Clusters; 2017

ESO

The star cluster group in University of Valparaiso is currently carrying out a further investigation of the population of stellar clusters in our Milky Way galaxy, by extending the current open cluster sample towards its highly obscured and central parts. In this poster we are focused on some very young stellar clusters (less than 5 Myr) and their connection with the surrounding environment. The stellar population is outlined using the deep infrared data from the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) survey (Minniti el al 2010). On the other hand we are collecting literature data from existing all sky surveys such as MIPSGAL24, GLIMPSE, Herschel, HI SGPS data from the Australia Telescope Compact Array and the PMN survey made with the Parkes 64 m radio telescope, and our own observations (APEX, ASTE) in order to determine the properties of the ISM surrounding the clusters and to be able to characterize the molecular cloud kinematics and energetics.