- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/623/A159
- Title:
- NGC6530 member parameters from Gaia-ESO survey
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/623/A159
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In very young clusters, stellar age distribution is the empirical proof of the duration of star formation (SF) and of the physical mechanisms involved in the process. We derived accurate stellar ages for the cluster NGC6530, associated with the Lagoon Nebula to infer its SF history. We use the Gaia-ESO survey observations and Gaia DR2 data, to derive cluster membership and fundamental stellar parameters. We identified 652 confirmed and 9 probable members. The reddening inferred for members and non-members allows us to distinguish MS stars and giants, in agreement with the distances inferred from Gaia DR2 data. The foreground and background stars show a spatial pattern that traces the 3D structure of the nebular dust component. We derive stellar ages for 382 confirmed cluster members and we find that the gravity-sensitive gamma index distribution for M stars is correlated with stellar age. For all members with Teff<5500K, the mean logarithmic age is 5.84 (units of years) with a dispersion of 0.36dex. The age distribution of stars with accretion and/or disk (CTTSe) is similar to that of stars without accretion and without disk (WTTSp). We interpret this dispersion as evidence of a real age spread since the total uncertainties on age determinations, derived from Monte Carlo simulations, are significantly smaller than the observed spread. This conclusion is supported by the evidence of a decreasing of the gravity-sensitive gamma index as a function of stellar ages. The presence of the age spread is also supported by the spatial distribution and the kinematics of old and young members. In particular, members with accretion and/or disk, formed in the last 1Myr, show evidence of subclustering around the cluster center, in the Hourglass Nebula and in the M8-E region, suggesting a possible triggering of star formation events by the O-type star ionization fronts.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/430/1433
- Title:
- NGC 2264 members periods with CoRoT
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/430/1433
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Rotation is one of the key stellar parameters which undergo substantial evolution during the stellar lifetime, in particular during the early stages. Stellar rotational periods can be determined on the basis of the periodic modulation of starlight produced by non-uniformities on the surface of the stars, due to manifestation of stellar activity. We present the results of an extensive search for rotational periods among NGC 2264 cluster members, based on photometric monitoring using the COnvection ROtation and planetary Transits (CoRoT) satellite, with particular attention to the distribution of classical and weak-line T-Tauri stars. NGC 2264 is one of the nearest and best studied star forming region in the solar neighbourhood, with an estimated age of 3Myr, and is the object of a recent simultaneous multiband campaign including a new CoRoT observation with the aim to assess the physical origin of the observed variability. We find that the rotational distributions of classical and weak-line T-Tauri stars are different, suggesting a difference in the rotational properties of accreting and non-accreting stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/515/A56
- Title:
- NGC 346/N66 JHKs photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/515/A56
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The emission nebula N66 is the brightest HII Region in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), with the stellar association NGC 346 located in its center. The youthfulness of the region NGC 346/N66 is well documented by studies of the gas and dust emission, and the detection in the optical of a rich sample of pre-main sequence (PMS) stars, and in the mid- and far-IR of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs). However, there is a lack of a comprehensive study of this region in the near-IR that will bridge the previous surveys. We perform a photometric analysis on deep, seeing-limited near-IR VLT images of the region NGC 346/N66 and a nearby control field of the SMC in order to locate the centers of active high- and intermediate-mass star formation through the identification of near-IR bright objects as candidate stellar sources under formation. We use archived imaging data obtained with the high-resolution camera ISAAC at VLT of NGC 346/N66 and we construct the near-IR color-magnitude (CMD) and color-color diagrams (C-CD) of all detected sources. We investigate the nature of all stellar populations in the observed CMDs, and we identify all stellar sources that show significant near-IR excess emission in the observed C-CD. We select, thus, the best candidates for being young stellar sources. Results. Based on their near-IR colors we select 263 candidate young stellar sources. This sample comprises a variety of objects such as intermediate-mass PMS and Herbig Ae/Be stars and possibly massive YSOs, providing original near-IR colors for them. The spatial distribution of the selected candidate sources shows that they are located along the dusty filamentary structures of N66 seen in mid- and far-IR dust emission and agrees very well with that of previously detected candidate YSOs and PMS stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/507/227
- Title:
- NGC 7129 pre-main sequence stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/507/227
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The reflection nebula NGC 7129 has long been known to be a site of recent star formation as shown, e.g., by the presence of deeply embedded protostars and HH objects. However, studies of the stellar population produced in the star formation process have remained rudimentary. A major step forward has been made with recent Spitzer imaging of the region. This study represents the next step towards a systematic assessment of the pre-main sequence population in NGC 7129. Completeness of the pre-main sequence sample is necessary for studying key features that allow the star-forming process to be understood, such as disk evolution, dynamical evolution, and mass function. At a presumed age of ~3Myr, NGC 7129 is in the critical range where disks around young stars disappear.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/609/A10
- Title:
- NGC2264 structure and star formation history
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/609/A10
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Reconstructing the structure and history of young clusters is pivotal to understanding the mechanisms and timescales of early stellar evolution and planet formation. Recent studies suggest that star clusters often exhibit a hierarchical structure, possibly resulting from several star formation episodes occurring sequentially rather than a monolithic cloud collapse. We aim to explore the structure of the open cluster and star-forming region NGC 2264 (~3Myr), which is one of the youngest, richest and most accessible star clusters in the local spiral arm of our Galaxy; we link the spatial distribution of cluster members to other stellar properties such as age and evolutionary stage to probe the star formation history within the region. We combined spectroscopic data obtained as part of the Gaia-ESO Survey (GES) with multi-wavelength photometric data from the Coordinated Synoptic Investigation of NGC 2264 (CSI 2264) campaign. We examined a sample of 655 cluster members, with masses between 0.2 and 1.8M_{sun}_ and including both disk-bearing and disk-free young stars. We used Teff estimates from GES and g,r,i photometry from CSI 2264 to derive individual extinction and stellar parameters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/484/5102
- Title:
- NGC 6383 T Tauri accretion rates
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/484/5102
- Date:
- 03 Nov 2021 13:02:39
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper presents optical (ugriH{alpha})-infrared (JHKs, 3.6-8.0um) photometry and Gaia astrometry of 55 Classical T-Tauri stars (CTTS) in the star-forming region Sh 2-012 and its central cluster NGC 6383. The sample was identified based on photometric H{alpha} emission linewidths, and has a median age of 2.8+/-1.6Myr, with a mass range between 0.3 and 1M_{sun}_. 94 per cent of CTTS with near-infrared cross-matches fall on the near-infrared T-Tauri locus, with all stars having mid-infrared photometry exhibiting evidence for accreting circumstellar discs. CTTS are found concentrated around the central cluster NGC 6383, and towards the bright rims located at the edges of Sh 2-012. Stars across the region have similar ages, suggestive of a single burst of star formation. Mass accretion rates dMacc/dt) estimated via H{alpha} and u-band line intensities show a scatter (0.3dex) similar to spectroscopic studies, indicating the suitability of H{alpha} photometry to estimate dMacc/dt. Examining the variation of dMacc/dt with stellar mass (M*), we find a smaller intercept in the (dMacc/dt)-M* relation than oft-quoted in the literature, providing evidence to discriminate between competing theories of protoplanetary disc evolution.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/429/1981
- Title:
- NGC 2264 T Tauri star properties
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/429/1981
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- There are many pertinent open issues in the area of star and planet formation. Large statistical samples of young stars across star-forming regions are needed to trigger a breakthrough in our understanding, but most optical studies are based on a wide variety of spectrographs and analysis methods, which introduces large biases. Here we show how graphical Bayesian networks can be employed to construct a hierarchical probabilistic model which allows pre-main-sequence ages, masses, accretion rates and extinctions to be estimated using two widely available photometric survey data bases (Isaac Newton Telescope Photometric H{alpha} Survey r'/H{alpha}/i' and Two Micron All Sky Survey J-band magnitudes). Because our approach does not rely on spectroscopy, it can easily be applied to homogeneously study the large number of clusters for which Gaia will yield membership lists. We explain how the analysis is carried out using the Markov chain Monte Carlo method and provide python source code. We then demonstrate its use on 587 known low-mass members of the star-forming region NGC 2264 (Cone Nebula), arriving at a median age of 3.0Myr, an accretion fraction of 20+/-2 per cent and a median accretion rate of 10-8.4M{sun}/yr. The Bayesian analysis formulated in this work delivers results which are in agreement with spectroscopic studies already in the literature, but achieves this with great efficiency by depending only on photometry. It is a significant step forward from previous photometric studies because the probabilistic approach ensures that nuisance parameters, such as extinction and distance, are fully included in the analysis with a clear picture on any degeneracies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/128/1684
- Title:
- NGC 2264: VRIH{alpha} photometry
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/128/1684
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The young open cluster NGC 2264 was observed on 2002 January 67 with the CFH12K mosaic CCD on the 3.6m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope to investigate the shape of the initial mass function (IMF). In order to select the pre-main-sequence (PMS) members more completely, Chandra X-Ray Observatory archival data were retrieved and used for the identification of X-ray-emitting weak-line T Tauri stars. In addition, the (R-I, V-I) diagram was used to exclude background late-type giants, and a statistical approach was applied to estimate the number of contaminating foreground main-sequence stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/590/A78
- Title:
- NGC2264 weak-line T Tauri lithium abundances
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/590/A78
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The evolution of lithium abundance in cool dwarfs provides a unique probe of non-standard processes in stellar evolution. Aims. We investigate here the lithium content of young low-mass stars in the 5 Myr-old star forming region NGC 2264 and its relationship with rotation. We combine lithium equivalent width measurements (EW(Li)) from the Gaia-ESO Survey with the determination of rotational periods from the CSI 2264 survey. We consider only bona fide non accreting cluster members in order to minimize uncertainties on EW(Li). We report the existence of a relationship between lithium content and rotation in NGC 2264 at an age of 5Myr. The Li-rotation connection is seen over a restricted temperature range (Teff=800-4400K) where fast rotators are Li-rich compared to slow ones. This correlation is similar to, albeit of lower amplitude than, the Li-rotation connection previously reported for K dwarfs in the 125Myr-old Pleiades cluster. We investigate whether the non-standard pre-main sequence models developed so far to explain the Pleiades results, which are based on episodic accretion, pre-main sequence core-envelope decoupling, and/or radius inflation due to enhanced magnetic activity, can account for an early development of the Li-rotation connection. While radius inflation appears to be the most promising possibility, each of these models has issues. We therefore also discuss external causes that might operate during the first few Myr of pre-main sequence evolution, such as planet engulfment and/or steady disk accretion, as possible candidates for the common origin for Li-excess and fast rotation in young low-mass pre-main sequence stars.
280. NIR H lines in TTS
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/365/90
- Title:
- NIR H lines in TTS
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/365/90
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Paschen {beta} and/or Bracket {gamma} emission line profiles were obtained for a sample of 50 T Tauri stars mostly from the Taurus-Auriga complex. The tables presented here contain the computed line parameters of the observed line profiles.
