Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-04-21
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 326 (2001) 293
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in MNRAS (21 pages, 8 figures & 3 tables)
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04596.x
High resolution far-infrared observations of a large area of the star forming complex RCW 106 obtained using the TIFR 1-metre balloon-borne telescope are presented. Intensity maps have been obtained simultaneously in two bands centred around 150 & 210 micron. Intensity maps have also been obtained at the 4 IRAS bands using HIRES processed IRAS data. From the 150 & 210 micron maps, reliable maps of dust temperature and optical depth have been generated. The star formation in this complex has occured in five linear subclumps. Using the map at 210 micron, which has a spatial resolution superior to that of the IRAS at 100 micron, 23 sources have been identified. The SED and luminosity of these sources have been determined using the associations wit hthe IRAS maps. Luminosity distribution of these sources has been obtained. Assuming these embedded sources to be ZAMS stars and using the mass-luminosity relation, the power law slope of the Initial Mass Function is found to be -1.73+-0.5. This index for this very young complex is about the same as that for more evolved complexes and clusters. Radiation transfer calculations in spherical geometry have been undertaken to fit the SEDs of 13 sources with fluxes in both the TIFR and IRAS bands. From this, the r^-2 density distribution in the envelopes is ruled out. Finally, a correlation is seen between the luminosity of embedded sources and the computed dust masses of the envelopes.
Ghosh Sanjay K.
Karnik A. D.
Rengarajan T. N.
Verma Ram Prakash
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