Description
Expanding upon the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) survey from Dahm & Hillenbrand (2007, Cat. J/AJ/133/2072), we describe Spitzer IRAC and Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer observations of the populous, 5Myr old open cluster NGC 2362. We analyze the mid-IR colors of cluster members and compared their spectral energy distributions (SEDs) to star+circumstellar disk models to constrain the disk morphologies and evolutionary states. Combining our data with other Spitzer surveys, we investigate the evolution of debris disks around high/intermediate-mass stars and investigate timescales for giant planet formation.
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