Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-90). / We report on a study of super star cluster (SSC) candidates in the star-forming regions of a representative sample of local luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) using KS-band near-infrared (NIR) adaptive optics imaging with GEMINI/ALTAIR and VLT/NACO instruments. The evolution of the cosmic star formation rate (CSFR) indicates its rapid decline in the local Universe.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/11807 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Randriamanakoto, Rojovola Zara-Nomena |
| Contributors | Väisänen, Petri, Blyth, Sarah |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Science, Department of Astronomy |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MSc |
| Format | application/pdf |
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