| Abstract : | The Perseus molecular cloud contains the young star-forming clusters IC 348 and NGC 1333, both of age 1-3 Myr lying within 300 pc of the Sun. In this paper, we analyse and obtain parameters, masses and IMF of these two clusters using HCT data. It was found that neither cluster exhibits mass segregation nor do the most massive stars reside in areas of enhanced stellar surface density compared to the average surface density. We also study the spatial distributions and kinematics of these clusters with reference to the other clusters present in the Perseus cloud using Gaia DR3 data to ascertain if these clusters formed by triggered star formation. |
