Abstract
We present flux-calibrated integrated spectra in the optical range (3700-6800 Å) obtained at Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito (CASLEO, Argentina) for a sample of concentrated star clusters belonging to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Most of the observed clusters have been poorly studied up to now. We derive simultaneously foreground E(B-V) reddening values and ages for the clusters by comparing their integrated spectra with template LMC cluster spectra and with different sets of simple stellar population (SSP) models. For the studied cluster sample, we derive ages between 1 Myr and 150 Myr, and metal abundances typical of the more metalrich LMC clusters. We explore the potentiality of each method by comparing their results as well as the choice of the templates and SSPs used. In an effort to create a spectral library at the LMC metallicity level with several clusters per age range, the cluster sample here presented stands out as a useful complement to previous ones.
