Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006a%26a...445..971p&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 445, Issue 3, January III 2006, pp.971-978
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Stars: Formation, Infrared: Stars, Ism: Clouds, Ism: Hii Regions
Scientific paper
An infrared study that includes ground-based mid-infrared images between 8.7 and 18.7 μm and IRAC images at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8 and 8.0 μm of the W75 N massive star forming region is presented. The 12.5 μm image shows the presence of four mid-infrared sources in the region W75 N(B), three of which have bright near-infrared counterparts, IRS 1, IRS 2 and IRS 3, all with significant excess emission at λ > 2.0 ~μm. IRS 2 has a steep energy distribution and the computed infrared luminosity is consistent with the presence of a young B3 star. The observed IRAC colors of IRS 3 indicate that this source is a Class II intermediate mass young star, consistent with its infrared energy distribution and luminosity. The fourth, newly discovered, mid-infrared source appears coincident with the ultracompact HII region VLA 3, and is located within the millimeter core MM 1. We derived a luminosity of ˜ 750~L_&sun; and a visual extinction AV ≃ 90 for this source. From the IRAC images, we detected 75 sources in an area of 120'' × 120 '' centered in W75 N. At least 25 of these sources are associated with the molecular cloud and form a young stellar cluster as shown in the IRAC two-color and the H-Ks versus K_s-[3.6] diagrams.
Persi Paolo
Smith Harold A.
Tapia Mario
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