Massive open star clusters using the VVV survey - I. Presentation of the data and description of the approach
@article{Chene2012MassiveOS, title={Massive open star clusters using the VVV survey - I. Presentation of the data and description of the approach}, author={A. N. Chen'e and Jura Borissova and J. R. A. Clarke and Charles J Bonatto and D. Majaess and Christian Moni Bidin and Stuart E. Sale and Francesco Mauro and Radostin Kurtev and G. Baume and Carlos Feinstein and Valentin D. Ivanov and Douglas Geisler and M{\'a}rcio Catel{\'a}n and Dante Minniti and Philip W. Lucas and Richard de Grijs and M. S. Nanda Kumar}, journal={Astronomy and Astrophysics}, year={2012}, volume={545}, pages={1-18} }
AA: U. de ConcepciA3n, U. de ValparaA-so; AB: U. de ValparaA-so, The Milky Way Millennium Nucleus; AC: U. de ValparaA-so, U. of Hertfordshire; AD: U. Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; AE: Saint Mary's University; AF: U. de ConcepciA3n; AG: U. de ValparaA-so, PUC de Chile; AH: U. de ConcepciA3n; AI: U. de ValparaA-so; AJ: IALP; AK: IALP; AL: ESO; AM: U. de ConcepciA3n; AN: The Milky Way Millennium Nucleus, PUC de Chile; AO: The Milky Way Millennium Nucleus, PUC de Chile, Vatican Observatory…
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