Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-10-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal. 33 pages including 11 tables and 14 figures
Scientific paper
We analyze high quality, complete stellar catalogs for four young (roughly 1 Myr) and nearby (within ~300 pc) star-forming regions: Taurus, Lupus3, ChaI, and IC348, which have been previously shown to have stellar groups whose properties are similar to those of larger clusters such as the ONC. We find that stars at higher stellar surface densities within a region or belonging to groups tend to have a relative excess of more massive stars, over a wide range of masses. We find statistically significant evidence for this result in Taurus and IC348 as well as the ONC. These differences correspond to having typically a ~10 - 20% higher mean mass in the more clustered environment. Stars in ChaI show no evidence for a trend with either surface density or grouped status, and there are too few stars in Lupus3 to make any definitive interpretation. Models of clustered star formation do not typically extend to sufficiently low masses or small group sizes in order for their predictions to be tested but our results suggest that this regime is important to consider.
Kirk Helen
Myers Philip C.
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