Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-06-14
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 328 (2001) 370-380
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables; accepted for publication in MNRAS, typos added
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04754.x
The extinction law and the variation of colour excess with position, luminosity as well as spectral class in young open star clusters NGC 663, NGC869, NGC 884, NGC 1502, NGC 1893, NGC 2244, NGC 2264, NGC 6611, Tr 14, Tr 15,Tr 16, Coll 228, Tr 37 and Be 86 have been studied. The difference in the minimum and maximum values of E(B-V) of cluster members has been considered as a measure of the presence of non-uniform gas and dust inside the clusters. Its value ranges from 0.22 to 1.03 mag in clusters under study, which indicates that non-uniform extinction is present in all the clusters. It has been noticed for the first time in NGC 1502 and Tr 37. It is also found that the differential colour excess in open clusters, which may be due to the presence of gas and dust, decreases systematically with the age of clusters indicating that matter is used either in star formation or blown away by hot stars or both. There is no uniformity in the variation of E(B-V) with either position or spectral class or luminosity.
Sagar Ram
Yadav R. K. S.
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