Far-infrared emission from compact sources in NGC 2264 and the Rosette Nebula

Details Far-infrared emission from compact sources in NGC 2264 and the Rosette Nebula Far-infrared emission from compact sources in NGC 2264 and the Rosette Nebula

Jul 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apj...215..151h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 215, July 1, 1977, p. 151-154.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Nebulae, Continuous Radiation, H Ii Regions, Infrared Spectra, Optical Thickness, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Evolution

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The paper reports the discovery of far-IR emission at 53, 100, and 175 microns from two sources (one in NGC 2264 and another near the Rosette Nebula) associated with molecular clouds but not with any detectable radio continuum emission. The maximum source diameters are estimated to be 20 arcsec, and the spectra of both objects are shown to be broader than that of a 'typical' H II region. It is found that both objects are unresolved at all the IR wavelengths observed, have relatively wide IR spectra, are located at or near the apices of fan-shaped cometary nebulae, have colors between 50 and 200 microns that are among the coolest of any observed far-IR sources, and have luminosities that are an order of magnitude less than the weakest sources observed near compact H II regions. A cylindrically symmetric source model is considered in which a 'hole' in the dust distribution around the central source provides the visible luminosity of the nearby nebula and the dust temperature decreases rapidly with distance. It is suggested that the central sources are probably pre-main-sequence stellar objects with masses of 5 to 10 solar masses and luminosities of a few thousand suns.

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