Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21343911g&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #439.11; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.315
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We present the results of an investigation of the embedded cluster near the main core of the Serpens molecular cloud. Near-IR imaging and low resolution JH spectra were obtained for objects in this region using the multi-object near-IR imager and spectrograph FLAMINGOS at the Kitt Peak 4m telescope. We constructed Hertzsprpung-Russell diagram and determined ages and masses for 15 previously identified members and one new candidate. We show that 1-4 objects are young brown dwarfs with disks. We used our individually determined estimates of the photospheric parameters and extinction to separate the stellar flux from the spectral energy distribution (SED) and to verify the SED types determined by ISO and the Spitzer. We demonstrate that after correcting for extinction a number of the flat-type objects appear to have SEDs consistent with that of the classical T Tau stars, while some objects even indicate the presence of the inner disk holes. We show that the distance to the cluster is not well established yet. We obtain a medium age for the Serpens cluster of 1 Myr for distance of 380 pc and of 3 Myr for 260 pc, and an age spread of 5-10 Myr. The core of the cluster appears on average younger than the rest of the cluster. We draw attention to at least three diskless objects younger than 1 Myr, whose nature requires further investigation. Finally, we find an association of the young objects with the two dusty filaments in the cloud, indicating that star formation is not entirely confined to the cluster center.
Gorlova Nadya
Lada Elizabeth
Steinhauer Aaron
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