Triggered Low Mass Star Formation in the Gum Nebula: CG30/31/38 and CG4/6/SA101

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Ζ Pup, Γ2 Vel, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Cometary Globules

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High mass stars can terminate low mass star formation (LMSF), but can also trigger it. The Gum Nebula is an excellent site to study how high mass stars influence LMSF. The nebula contains SNRs, OB stars, and cometary globules (CGs). We present multi-wavelength photometric studies of selected regions in CG30/31/38 and optical photometry on CG4/6/SA101. We identify loci of likely pre-main sequence (PMS) stars as well as near-IR excess sources from their color-magnitude and color-color diagrams. CG4/6/SA101 is near γ2 Vel and Vela OB2, which may have influenced its LMSF. The X-ray sources around CG30/31/38 outline the heads of the CGs pointing toward central ionizing sources. We find two parallel loci of candidate PMS stars in which older ones may have disks while younger ones (≤2Myr) may not. This region has probably been influenced by ζ Pup and/or the progenitor of Vela SNR.

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