Hierarchically Clustered Star Formation in the Magellanic Clouds
  We present a cluster analysis of the bright main-sequence and faint
pre--main-sequence stellar populations of a field ~ 90 x 90 pc centered on the
HII region NGC 346/N66 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, from imaging with
HST/ACS. We extend our earlier analysis on the stellar cluster population in
the region to characterize the structuring behavior of young stars in the
region as a whole with the use of stellar density maps interpreted through
techniques designed for the study of the ISM structuring. In particular, we
demonstrate with Cartwrigth & Whitworth's Q parameter, dendrograms, and the
Delta-variance wavelet transform technique that the young stellar populations
in the region NGC 346/N66 are hierarchically clustered, in agreement with other
regions in the Magellanic Clouds observed with HST. The origin of this
hierarchy is currently under investigation.
