- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/573/366
- Title:
- Infrared photometry of Trapezium cluster
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/573/366
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We use the results of a new multiepoch, multiwavelength, near-infrared census of the Trapezium cluster in Orion to construct and analyze the structure of its infrared (K-band) luminosity function. Specifically, we employ an improved set of model luminosity functions to derive this cluster's underlying initial mass function (IMF) across the entire range of mass from OB stars to substellar objects down to near the deuterium-burning limit. The observations were performed at FLWO (Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory), and ESO-NTT (European Southern Observatory, New Technology Telescope), between Dec. 1997 and Marche 2000 (see the "Table 5" section below)
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/150/191
- Title:
- Infrared photometry of YSOs in Cygnus-X DR15
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/150/191
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a multi-wavelength study of the young stellar population in the Cygnus-X DR15 region. We studied young stars that were forming or recently formed at and around the tip of a prominent molecular pillar and an infrared dark cloud. Using a combination of ground-based near-infrared, space-based infrared, and X-ray data, we constructed a point source catalog from which we identified 226 young stellar sources, which we classified into evolutionary classes. We studied their spatial distributions across the molecular gas structures and identified several groups that possibly belong to distinct young star clusters. We obtained samples of these groups and constructed K-band luminosity functions that we compared with those of artificial clusters, allowing us to make first order estimates of the mean ages and age spreads of the groups. We used a ^13^CO(1-0) map to investigate the gas kinematics at the prominent gaseous envelope of the central cluster in DR15, and we inferred that the removal of this envelope is relatively slow compared to other cluster regions, in which the gas dispersal timescale could be similar or shorter than the circumstellar disk dissipation timescale. The presence of other groups with slightly older ages, associated with much less prominent gaseous structures, may imply that the evolution of young clusters in this part of the complex proceeds in periods that last 3-5Myr, perhaps after a slow dissipation of their dense molecular cloud birthplaces.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/112
- Title:
- Infrared photometry of YSOs in the W4 cloud complex
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/157/112
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- It is well known that most of the stars form in rich clusters. However, recent Spitzer observations have shown that a significant number of stars also form in the distributed mode; their origin is not well understood. In this work, we aim to investigate clustered and distributed modes of star formation in the W4 complex. To do so, we identified and characterized the young stellar population associated with the region using homogeneous infrared data sets obtained from the Two Micron All Sky Survey, GLIMPSE, MIPS, and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer surveys. We make stellar surface density and minimum spanning tree maps to identify young clusters, and use Spitzer images to identify irradiated structures, such as elephant-trunk-like structures (ETLSs) and pillars in the region. The surface density distribution of the young stellar objects (YSOs) reveals three new clusterings and ~50% distributed protostars in the H II region. The clusters are of low-mass nature but significantly younger than the central cluster IC 1805. We identified ~38 ETLSs in the region, a majority of which consist of one or a few stars at their tips. We find that these stars are low-mass (<2 M_{sun}_) YSOs, located at the outskirts (>17 pc) of the cluster IC 1805 and are part of the scattered distributed population. We argued that the star formation in the ETLSs of W4 is going on possibly due to the triggering effect of the expanding W4 bubble. Although high-resolution photometric and spectroscopic data would be required to confirm the scenario, nonetheless, we discuss the implications of this scenario for our understanding of distributed low-mass star formation in cloud complexes as opposed to other mechanisms such as turbulent fragmentation and dynamical ejection.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/132/2243
- Title:
- Infrared properties of close pairs of galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/132/2243
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We discuss spectroscopy and IR photometry for a complete sample of ~800 galaxies in close pairs objectively selected from the second Center for Astrophysics redshift survey. We use the Two Micron All Sky Survey to compare near-IR color-color diagrams for our sample with the Nearby Field Galaxy Sample and with a set of IRAS flux-limited pairs from Surace and coworkers. We construct a basic statistical model to explore the physical sources of the substantial differences among these samples. The model explains the spread of near-IR colors and is consistent with a picture in which central star formation is triggered by the galaxy-galaxy interaction before a merger occurs. For 160 galaxies we report new, deep JHK photometry within our spectroscopic aperture, and we use the combined spectroscopic and photometric data to explore the physical conditions in the central bursts.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASP/115/351
- Title:
- Infrared Southern Cool Carbon Stars
- Short Name:
- J/PASP/115/351
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A large set of deep, near-IR, objective-prism plates taken along the southern Galactic plane was searched for cool supergiants and carbon stars. Accurate coordinates and charts for 759 carbon stars in two Galactic longitude sectors within 7.5{deg} of the plane, 248{deg}<l<288{deg} and 320{deg}<l<341{deg}, are given, including 289 stars not previously published. Many of the new and known stars are found in the IRAS, DENIS, and 2MASS point-source catalogs. The 2MASS colors and the longitude distribution of cool carbon stars are discussed briefly.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/463/175
- Title:
- Infrared study of IRAS 14416-5937 region
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/463/175
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have carried out an infrared study of the southern Galactic massive star-forming region associated with IRAS 14416-5937. This star-forming region has been mapped simultaneously in two far infrared bands at ~150 & 210 micron using the TIFR 1-m balloon borne telescope with ~1' angular resolution. We have used the 2MASS JHKs data as well as the GLIMPSE-Spitzer data of this region to study the stellar populations of the embedded young cluster. This region comprises of two sources designated as A and B, separated by ~2pc. The spectrum of a region located close to the source A obtained using the Long Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS) on-board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) is presented. Emission from warm dust and the unidentified infrared bands (UIBs) is estimated using the mid-infrared data from the MSX survey. The spatial distribution of the temperature of cool dust and optical depth at 200 micron have been obtained taking advantage of the similar beams in the two TIFR bands. A number of atomic fine structure lines have been detected in the ISO-LWS spectrum, which have been used to estimate the electron density and the effective temperature of the ionising radiation in this region. From the near and mid infrared images, we identify a dust lane due north-west direction of the source A. The dust lane is populated by Class I type sources. Class II type sources are found further along the dust lane as well as below it. Self consistent radiative transfer models of the two sources (A and B) are in good agreement with the observed spectral energy distributions. The spatial distribution of young stellar objects in and around the dust lane suggests that active star formation is taking place along the dust lane and is possibly triggered by the expanding HII regions of A and B.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/134/214
- Title:
- Infrared study of J-type carbon stars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/134/214
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We collected 113 J-type carbon stars from the published literature. Observations from 2MASS, IRAS, and ISO show that, except for silicate carbon stars in the J-type carbon star domain, the infrared properties of the other J-type carbon stars are quite similar to those of ordinary carbon stars. The above results imply that the chemical peculiarity of enhanced ^13^C for J-type carbon stars is not reflected in the infrared region. In addition, the possible evolutionary scenario and binarity for J-type carbon stars are also discussed.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/379/1343
- Title:
- Infrared study of UKIDSS massive supercluster
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/379/1343
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyse the first publicly released deep field of the UK Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) Deep eXtragalactic Survey to identify candidate galaxy overdensities at z~1 across ~1deg^2^ in the ELAIS-N1 field. Using I-K, J-K and K-3.6um colours, we identify and spectroscopically follow up five candidate structures with Gemini/Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph and confirm that they are all true overdensities with between five and 19 members each.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/488/211
- Title:
- Infrated photometry of NGC 1893
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/488/211
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The independence of the star formation processes with respect to the environmental conditions is controversial. In particular it is not clear whether star formation in the outer Galaxy, where the environmental conditions are, theoretically, less conducive, occurs in the same way as in the inner Galaxy. We investigate the population of NGC 1893, a young cluster (~3-4Myr) in the outer part of the Galaxy (galactic radius >11kpc) in order to explore the effects of environmental conditions on star forming regions. We present the infrared observations obtained with the IRAC camera on board of the Spitzer Space Telescope and analyze the color-color diagrams to establish the membership of stars with excesses. We also merge this information with that obtained from Chandra ACIS-I observations, in order to identify the Class III population. We find that the cluster is very rich, with 242 PMS Classical T-Tauri stars and 7 Class 0/I stars. Moreover we identify 110 Class III candidate cluster members in the ACIS-I field of view. We estimate a disk fraction for NGC 1893 of about 67%, similar to fraction calculated for nearby star forming regions of the same age. Although the environmental conditions are not favorable, star formation can clearly be very successful in the outer Galaxy, allowing creation of a very rich cluster like NGC 1893.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/818/59
- Title:
- IN-SYNC. IV. YSOs in Orion A
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/818/59
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey APOGEE INfrared Spectroscopy of Young Nebulous Clusters program (IN-SYNC) survey of the Orion A molecular cloud. This survey obtained high-resolution near-infrared spectroscopy of about 2700 young pre-main-sequence stars on a ~6{deg} field of view. We have measured accurate stellar parameters (T_eff_, logg, vsini) and extinctions and placed the sources in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram (HRD). We have also extracted radial velocities for the kinematic characterization of the population. We compare our measurements with literature results to assess the performance and accuracy of the survey. Source extinction shows evidence for dust grains that are larger than those in the diffuse interstellar medium: we estimate an average R_V_=5.5 in the region. Importantly, we find a clear correlation between HRD inferred ages and spectroscopic surface-gravity-inferred ages and between extinction and disk presence; this strongly suggests a real spread of ages larger than a few Myr. Focusing on the young population around NGC 1980/{iota} Ori, which has previously been suggested to be a separate, foreground, older cluster, we confirm its older (~5Myr) age and low A_V_, but considering that its radial velocity distribution is indistinguishable from Orion A's population, we suggest that NGC 1980 is part of Orion A's star formation activity. Based on their stellar parameters and kinematic properties, we identify 383 new candidate members of Orion A, most of which are diskless sources in areas of the region poorly studied by previous works.
