Near-infrared and optical observations of IRAS sources in and near dense cores

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Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Molecular Clouds, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Stellar Cores, Stellar Models, Astronomical Photometry, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Interstellar Extinction, Stellar Luminosity, T Tauri Stars

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The authors report photometry from 0.4 to 20 μm of 34 IRAS point sources associated with dense cores in dark clouds. The main results of this study are: (1) Stars near cores tend to be visible T Tauri stars, while stars in cores tend to have circumstellar extinction AV ≡ 30 - 90 mag and luminosity ≡1 L_sun;, similar to that of T Tauri stars. (2) The typical highly obscured star is probably accompanied by a luminous structure of substellar temperature, such as a circumstellar disk. (3) In Taurus-Aurigae, stars in cores probably become visible T Tauri stars less than 1×105yr after they attain luminosity greater than ≡0.1 L_sun;. This implies that they are extremely young and may still be accreting.

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