scholarly journals Massive pre-main sequence stars in M17

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (S315) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria C. Ramirez-Tannus ◽  
Lex Kaper ◽  
Bram B. Ochsendorf ◽  
Lucas E. Ellerbroek
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Massive Star ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Band Head ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Infrared Excess ◽  
Star Forming

AbstractWe have obtained optical to near-infrared (300-2500 nm) VLT/X-shooter spectra of six candidate mYSOs, deeply embedded in the massive star forming region M17. These mYSO candidates have been identified based on their infrared excess and spectral features (double-peaked emission lines, CO band-head emission) indicating the presence of a disk (Hanson et al. 1997). In most cases, we detect a photospheric spectrum allowing us to measure the physical properties of the mYSOs and to confirm their PMS nature.

scholarly journals VISION – Vienna survey in Orion

2019 ◽  
Vol 622 ◽  
pp. A149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefa Elisabeth Großschedl ◽  
João Alves ◽  
Paula S. Teixeira ◽  
Hervé Bouy ◽  
Jan Forbrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Circumstellar Disks ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Spatial Coverage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Infrared Data

We have extended and refined the existing young stellar object (YSO) catalogs for the Orion A molecular cloud, the closest massive star-forming region to Earth. This updated catalog is driven by the large spatial coverage (18.3 deg2, ∼950 pc2), seeing limited resolution (∼0.7″), and sensitivity (Ks < 19 mag) of the ESO-VISTA near-infrared survey of the Orion A cloud (VISION). Combined with archival mid- to far-infrared data, the VISTA data allow for a refined and more robust source selection. We estimate that among previously known protostars and pre-main-sequence stars with disks, source contamination levels (false positives) are at least ∼6.4% and ∼2.3%, respectively, mostly due to background galaxies and nebulosities. We identify 274 new YSO candidates using VISTA/Spitzer based selections within previously analyzed regions, and VISTA/WISE based selections to add sources in the surroundings, beyond previously analyzed regions. The WISE selection method recovers about 59% of the known YSOs in Orion A’s low-mass star-forming part L1641, which shows what can be achieved by the all-sky WISE survey in combination with deep near-infrared data in regions without the influence of massive stars. The new catalog contains 2980 YSOs, which were classified based on the de-reddened mid-infrared spectral index into 188 protostars, 185 flat-spectrum sources, and 2607 pre-main-sequence stars with circumstellar disks. We find a statistically significant difference in the spatial distribution of the three evolutionary classes with respect to regions of high dust column-density, confirming that flat-spectrum sources are at a younger evolutionary phase compared to Class IIs, and are not a sub-sample seen at particular viewing angles.

scholarly journals The VMC survey – XXXIV. Morphology of stellar populations in the Magellanic Clouds

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (1) ◽  
pp. 1076-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalal El Youssoufi ◽  
Maria-Rosa L Cioni ◽  
Cameron P M Bell ◽  
Stefano Rubele ◽  
Kenji Bekki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Spiral Arms ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Tidal Interactions ◽  
Using Data

ABSTRACT The Magellanic Clouds are nearby dwarf irregular galaxies whose morphologies show different properties when traced by different stellar populations, making them an important laboratory for studying galaxy morphologies. We study the morphology of the Magellanic Clouds using data from the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy survey of the Magellanic Clouds system. We used about 10 and 2.5 million sources across an area of ∼105 and ∼42 deg2 towards the Large and Small Magellanic Cloud (LMC and SMC), respectively. We estimated median ages of stellar populations occupying different regions of the near-infrared (J − Ks, Ks) colour–magnitude diagram. Morphological maps were produced and detailed features in the central regions were characterized for the first time with bins corresponding to a spatial resolution of 0.13 kpc (LMC) and 0.16 kpc (SMC). In the LMC, we find that main-sequence stars show coherent structures that grow with age and trace the multiple spiral arms of the galaxy, star-forming regions become dimmer as we progress in age, while supergiant stars are centrally concentrated. Intermediate-age stars, despite tracing a regular and symmetrical morphology, show central clumps and hints of spiral arms. In the SMC, young main-sequence stars depict a broken bar. Intermediate-age populations show signatures of elongation towards the Magellanic Bridge that can be attributed to the LMC–SMC interaction ∼200 Myr ago. They also show irregular central features suggesting that the inner SMC has also been influenced by tidal interactions.

scholarly journals Infrared observations of GGD objects

1987 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 125-126
Author(s):  
R. Carballo ◽  
C. Eiroa ◽  
A. Mampaso
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Infrared Emission ◽  
Be Stars ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Infrared Excess ◽  
Dark Clouds ◽  
Infrared Sources ◽  
Different Characteristics

We present accurate positions and near infrared photometry (Table I) of 11 point-like objects in the neighbourhood of GGD objects obtained on the 1.55 m and on the 1.23 m in Teide Obs. and Calar Alto Obs. respectively, in Spain. Several of the near infrared sources are directly associated with the GGD nebulae and/or are candidate for their excitation. In addition some of them seem to be the near infrared counterparts of IRAS sources. We believe, on the basis of their infrared excess, far infrared emission (IRAS), association with nebulosity, coincidence with H2O masers or the fact that in most cases the observed luminosities are higher than those expected for main sequence stars, that most of them (9/12) are young stars embedded in the dark clouds which contain the GGD objects. The loci of the detected sources in an (H-K,K-L) infrared two-colour diagram is the same as that obtained for known pre-main sequence stars, such as T Tauris and Herbig Ae-Be stars, indicating the presence of dust shells with temperatures in the range 800–1500 K. The observed range in luminosity, 10–4600 L⊙, added to other different characteristics found between them, such' as the presence, or absence, of H2O masers, indicates the interest for a detailed study of the infrared sources and related GGD nebulae.

scholarly journals Dust formation of Be stars with large infrared excess

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (S272) ◽  
pp. 366-371
Author(s):  
Chien-De Lee ◽  
Wen-Ping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Be Stars ◽  
Ionized Gas ◽  
Infrared Excess ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Infrared Wavelengths

AbstractClassical Be stars, in addition to their emission-line spectra, are associated with infrared excess which is attributable to free-free emission from ionized gas. However, a few with exceptionally large near-infrared excess, namely with J–H, and H–Ks both greater than 0.6 mag—and excess emission extending to mid- and far-infrared wavelengths—must be accounted for by thermal emission from circumstellar dust. Evolved Be stars on the verge of turning off the main sequence may condense dust in their expanding cooling envelopes. The dust particles should be very small in size, hence reprocess starlight efficiently. This is in contrast to Herbig Ae/Be stars for which the copious infrared excess arises from relatively large grains as part of the surplus star-forming materials.

scholarly journals Luminosity functions of YSO clusters in Sh-2 255, W3 Main and NGC 7538 star forming regions

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (S237) ◽  
pp. 458-458
Author(s):  
Devendra Ojha ◽  
Motohide Tamura ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Young Stellar Objects ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Stellar Objects ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Luminosity Functions ◽  
Infrared Surveys

AbstractWe have conducted deep near-infrared surveys of the Sh-2 255, W3 Main and NGC 7538 massive star forming regions using simultaneous observations of the JHKs-band with the near-infrared camera SIRIUS on the UH 88-inch telescope and with SUBARU. The near-infrared surveys cover a total area of ~ 72 arcmin2 of three regions with 10-σ limiting magnitudes of ~ 19.5, 18.4 and 17.3 in J, H and Ks-band, respectively. Based on the color-color and color-magnitude diagrams and their clustering properties, the candidate young stellar objects are identified and their luminosity functions are constructed in Sh-2 255, W3 Main and NGC 7538 star forming regions. A large number of previously unreported red sources (H-K > 2) have also been detected around these regions. We argue that these red stars are most probably pre-main-sequence stars with intrinsic color excesses. The detected young stellar objects show a clear clustering pattern in each region: the Class I-like sources are mostly clustered in molecular cloud region, while the Class II-like sources are in or around more evolved optical HII regions. We find that the slopes of the Ks-band luminosity functions of Sh-2 255, W3 Main and NGC 7538 are lower than the typical values reported for the young embedded clusters, and their stellar populations are primarily composed of low mass pre-main-sequence stars. From the slopes of the Ks-band luminosity functions, we infer that Sh-2 255, W3 Main and NGC 7538 star forming regions are rather young (age ≤ 1 Myr).

scholarly journals The effect of stellar multiplicity on protoplanetary discs: a near-infrared survey of the Lupus star-forming region

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (2) ◽  
pp. 2305-2315
Author(s):  
Alice Zurlo ◽  
Lucas A Cieza ◽  
Megan Ansdell ◽  
Valentin Christiaens ◽  
Sebastián Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Very Large Telescope ◽  
Pms Stars ◽  
First Time ◽  
Infrared Survey

ABSTRACT We present results from a near-infrared (NIR) adaptive optics (AO) survey of pre-main-sequence stars in the Lupus molecular cloud with NACO at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to identify (sub)stellar companions down to ∼20-au separation and investigate the effects of multiplicity on circumstellar disc properties. We observe for the first time in the NIR with AO a total of 47 targets and complement our observations with archival data for another 58 objects previously observed with the same instrument. All 105 targets have millimetre Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre Array (ALMA) data available, which provide constraints on disc masses and sizes. We identify a total of 13 multiple systems, including 11 doubles and 2 triples. In agreement with previous studies, we find that the most massive (Mdust &gt; 50 M⊕) and largest (Rdust &gt; 70 au) discs are only seen around stars lacking visual companions (with separations of 20–4800 au) and that primaries tend to host more massive discs than secondaries. However, as recently shown in a very similar study of &gt;200 PMS stars in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud, the distributions of disc masses and sizes are similar for single and multiple systems for Mdust &lt; 50 M⊕ and radii Rdust &lt; 70 au. Such discs correspond to ∼80–90 per cent of the sample. This result can be seen in the combined sample of Lupus and Ophiuchus objects, which now includes more than 300 targets with ALMA imaging and NIR AO data, and implies that stellar companions with separations &gt;20 au mostly affect discs in the upper 10${{\ \rm per\ cent}}$ of the disc mass and size distributions.

scholarly journals Variability of young stellar objects in the star-forming region Pelican Nebula

2019 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. A135 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bhardwaj ◽  
N. Panwar ◽  
G. J. Herczeg ◽  
W. P. Chen ◽  
H. P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Main Sequence ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Young Stellar Objects ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Main Sequence Stars ◽  
Stellar Objects ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
Optical Wavelengths

Context. Pre-main-sequence variability characteristics can be used to probe the physical processes leading to the formation and initial evolution of both stars and planets. Aims. The photometric variability of pre-main-sequence stars is studied at optical wavelengths to explore star–disk interactions, accretion, spots, and other physical mechanisms associated with young stellar objects. Methods. We observed a field of 16′ × 16′ in the star-forming region Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) at BVRI wavelengths for 90 nights spread over one year in 2012−2013. More than 250 epochs in the VRI bands are used to identify and classify variables up to V ∼ 21 mag. Their physical association with the cluster IC 5070 is established based on the parallaxes and proper motions from the Gaia second data release (DR2). Multiwavelength photometric data are used to estimate physical parameters based on the isochrone fitting and spectral energy distributions. Results. We present a catalog of optical time-series photometry with periods, mean magnitudes, and classifications for 95 variable stars including 67 pre-main-sequence variables towards star-forming region IC 5070. The pre-main-sequence variables are further classified as candidate classical T Tauri and weak-line T Tauri stars based on their light curve variations and the locations on the color-color and color-magnitude diagrams using optical and infrared data together with Gaia DR2 astrometry. Classical T Tauri stars display variability amplitudes up to three times the maximum fluctuation in disk-free weak-line T Tauri stars, which show strong periodic variations. Short-term variability is missed in our photometry within single nights. Several classical T Tauri stars display long-lasting (≥10 days) single or multiple fading and brightening events of up to two magnitudes at optical wavelengths. The typical mass and age of the pre-main-sequence variables from the isochrone fitting and spectral energy distributions are estimated to be ≤1 M⊙ and ∼2 Myr, respectively. We do not find any correlation between the optical amplitudes or periods with the physical parameters (mass and age) of pre-main-sequence stars. Conclusions. The low-mass pre-main-sequence stars in the Pelican Nebula region display distinct variability and color trends and nearly 30% of the variables exhibit strong periodic signatures attributed to cold spot modulations. In the case of accretion bursts and extinction events, the average amplitudes are larger than one magnitude at optical wavelengths. These optical magnitude fluctuations are stable on a timescale of one year.

scholarly journals Shocked Molecular Hydrogen from Star Forming Regions

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 181-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adair P. Lane ◽  
John Bally
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Molecular Hydrogen ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Young Stars ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Post Shock

Near infrared (2 micron) emission lines from molecular hydrogen provide a powerful probe of the morphology and energetics of outflows associated with stellar birth. The H2 emission regions trace the location of shock waves formed when the high velocity outflow from young stars encounters dense quiescent gas. Since H2 is the dominant coolant of the hot post-shock molecular gas, the H2 lines provide a measure of the fraction of the total mechanical luminosity radiated away from the cloud.

scholarly journals ALMA witnesses the assembly of first galaxies

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S352) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Stefano Carniani
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Rest Frame ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Infrared Surveys ◽  
Formation And Evolution ◽  
First Galaxies

AbstractCharacterising primeval galaxies entails the challenging goal of observing galaxies with modest star formation rates (SFR < 100 Mȯyr−1) and approaching the beginning of the reionisation epoch (z > 6). To date a large number of primeval galaxies have been identified thanks to deep near-infrared surveys. However, to further our understanding on the formation and evolution of such primeval objects, we must investigate their nature and physical properties through multi-band spectroscopic observations. Information on dust content, metallicity, interactions with the surrounding environment, and outflows can be obtained with ALMA observations of far-infrared (FIR) lines such as the [Cii] at 158 μm and [Oiii] at 88 μm. Here, we, thus, discuss the recent results unveiled by ALMA observations and present new [Cii] observations of BDF-3299, a star-forming galaxy at z = 7.1 showing a spatial and spectral offset between the rest-frame UV and the FIR lines emission.

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