Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #57.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We have conducted a wide-field ( 200 square degrees) B,R,I photometric monitoring campaign to identify new young and intermediate-age objects towards both the Taurus (1 Myr) and Upper Scorpius (5 Myr) star-forming regions. Candidates were chosen for follow-up optical spectroscopy to confirm membership and youth based on placement on optical and nir color-magnitude and color-color diagrams. Our primary goals are 1) to identify new 3-10 Myr-old stars suitable for follow-up studies of disk, accretion, rotation and activity properties, and 2) to asses the spatial and mass distributions of these objects within their respective star-forming regions. Our work will provide insight into several aspects of star formation, including the evolution of circumstellar material as stars evolve past the classical T Tauri phase, the universality of the low mass/substellar IMF, and the kinematics of stars as they are forming in their parental molecular clouds.
Carpenter John Michael
Hillenbrand Lynne A.
Slesnick Catherine L.
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