Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1999
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NOAO Proposal ID #1999B-0258
Physics
Scientific paper
We propose to conduct a sensitive survey of a 1.4 deg^2 region of the Rosette Molecular Cloud (RMC) in the J(1.1(mu)m), H(1.6(mu)m), and K(2.2(mu)m) near-infrared bands (NIR) using ONIS on the 2.1m telescope. The main science goal of this survey is to determine whether or not a low mass, distributed mode of star formation exists within the cloud. An initial NIR survey using SQIID on the 1.3m telescope (Phelps & Lada, 1997) identified seven young embedded clusters. However the SQIID survey was not sensitive enough to determine whether or not a low- mass distributed population of stars is also present in the cloud. Therefore a more sensitive survey is required to determine which mode of star formation (distributed or clustered) dominates the star formation in the RMC. Additionally, our survey will allow us to investigate if the luminosity functions of the isolated stars are different from the cluster luminosity functions. We will also be able to investigate the influence of the adjacent HII nebulae on the distributed mode of star formation and how the nebulae may act as a trigger for sequential star formation. Our proposed survey will provide an important database for investigating the different modes of star formation in giant molecular clouds.
Lada Elizabeth A.
Muench August A.
Phelps Randy
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