Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...407..657c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 407, no. 2, p. 657-679.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
85
Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Point Sources, Star Clusters, T Tauri Stars, Color-Color Diagram, Color-Magnitude Diagram, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Milky Way Galaxy, Near Infrared Radiation, Star Formation, Stellar Luminosity
Scientific paper
Consideration is given to results of a near-infrared (J, H, and K bands) and CS (J = 2-1) survey of 20 star-forming regions selected from the IRAS Point Source Catalog that lie in the second and third quadrants of the Galaxy. Data obtained show that nineteen of the 20 IRAS sources contain a significant number of stars in excess of that observed in the reference fields and, undoutedly, each are newly formed clusters. To a limiting magnitude of 15.5 mag, the number of observed cluster members varies from 15 to 91. Radio continuum, FIR, and NIR observations confirm the notion that high-mass, B type stars are forming within these clusters. The CS observations revealed dense cores in all 20 IRAS sources, with the core's masses ranging from 8 to 270 solar masses. The CS cores exhibit a variety of cloud morphologies.
Carpenter John Michael
Schloerb Peter F.
Skrutskie Michael F.
Snell Ronald L.
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