Digging faint young stellar objects in molecular clouds by comparing the YSO-poor SWIRE data and YSO-rich embedded young clusters

Details Digging faint young stellar objects in molecular clouds by comparing the YSO-poor SWIRE data and YSO-rich embedded young clusters Digging faint young stellar objects in molecular clouds by comparing the YSO-poor SWIRE data and YSO-rich embedded young clusters

Jun 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005sptz.prop20745l&link_type=abstract

Spitzer Proposal ID #20745

Computer Science

Scientific paper

We propose to process the data of the SWIRE Legacy Project and seven selected embedded young clusters observed by GTO programs with the data reduction pipeline used by the c2d Legacy Project. The c2d Legacy Project aims to produce catalogs with large numbers of YSOs for an unbiased statistical study of stellar contents in the molecular clouds and statistical lifetime of YSOs at different evolutionary stages. To achieve this goal, it is essential to correctly identify YSOs and their evolutionary status.However, because of the high sensitivity of the Spitzer Space Telescope, the detected amount of background galaxies are not negligible in the molecular clouds observed by the c2d projects. Furthermore, galaxies and faint YSOs are virtually indistinguishable in the IRAC color-color diagrams and color-magnitude diagrams at the faint end. The analysis we propose will provide valuable information for the nature of YSOs and galaxies and the knowledge will be critical for complete understanding of the initial mass functions in the molecular clouds.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Digging faint young stellar objects in molecular clouds by comparing the YSO-poor SWIRE data and YSO-rich embedded young clusters does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Digging faint young stellar objects in molecular clouds by comparing the YSO-poor SWIRE data and YSO-rich embedded young clusters, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Digging faint young stellar objects in molecular clouds by comparing the YSO-poor SWIRE data and YSO-rich embedded young clusters will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1167913