Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-06-23
Astron.Astrophys.408:245-256,2003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 13 figures, accepted for A&A (full version available at http://www.astro.rub.de/nielbock/research)
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20030961
We have revisited the stellar content of OMC 2 and OMC 3 by means of MIR imaging and NIR photometry; in addition, we have extended the existing (sub)mm maps by a huge 1200 micron map obtained with SIMBA showing new sources and filamentary features for the first time at that wavelength. The MIR data reveal 43 new sources at N and Q which are partly associated with dense condensations at millimetre wavelengths. Six close binary sources could be resolved at locations where existing (sub)mm maps only show single emission peaks; three of them are classified as early (B-type) systems, one of them is compatible with type K while the remaining two seem to be T Tauri stars. Furthermore, the MIR images indicate the existence of separate circumstellar discs in the K-binary system. NIR colour-colour and colour-magnitude diagrams obtained from 2MASS data are examined to explore the physical properties of the sources and to derive the distribution of J luminosities. There is a clear decrease in luminosity and thus in stellar mass when going from South to North. Likewise, there is an anti-correlation between Class I and II objects in both regions: while OMC 2 contains twice as much Class II objects compared to Class I, the situation is reversed in OMC 3.
Chini Rolf
Mueller Sven A. H.
Nielbock Markus
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