On the ages of pre-main-sequence stars in Taurus

Details On the ages of pre-main-sequence stars in Taurus On the ages of pre-main-sequence stars in Taurus

Aug 1992

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Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 104, no. 2, Aug. 1992, p. 762-773. Research supported by NSF and Smithsonian Institu

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Molecular Clouds, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Photometry, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Spectra, Taurus Constellation

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A search for premain-sequence stars in a region of about 1.27 sq deg near the L1551 complex in the Taurus molecular cloud is reported. Two new premain-sequence stars from optical spectra of 383 proper motion candidates are identified on the basis of Li I 6707 A absorption. These stars have ages of about 4,000,000 yr; no evidence is found for a large number of premain-sequence stars with ages comparable to the crossing time of the cloud (about 10 exp 6 yr). The T Tauri stars in the southern region of Taurus appear to be older (about 4,000,000 yr) than the stars in the central molecular cloud region (1,000,000 yr), suggesting a modest difference in age among molecular complexes in Taurus. It is inferred from the absence of older stars that the Taurus-Auriga molecular cloud may not be much older than 10 exp 7 yr.

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