The star formation history of the Magellanic Clouds

Gallart, Carme; Meschin, Ingrid; Noël, Noelia E. D.; Aparicio, Antonio; Hidalgo, Sebastián L.; Stetson, Peter B.
Bibliographical reference

The Ages of Stars, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 258, p. 51-60

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2009
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6
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5
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Description
The star formation history of the Magellanic Clouds, including the old and intermediate-age star formation events, can be studied reliably and in detail through color-magnitude diagrams reaching the oldest main sequence turnoffs. This paper reviews our current understanding of the Magellanic Clouds' star formation histories and discusses the impact of this information on general studies of galaxy formation and evolution.