Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-07-16
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
27 pages, 4 fiugres, 3 tables accepted for publication in Astronomical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/342938
We analyze spectra of 44 emission line stars detected in a low resolution optical spectroscopic survey of the galactic open cluster NGC 6871. The survey of 1217 stars is complete to V = 14.9 and includes stars with V < 16.5 between the zero age main sequence (ZAMS) and the 10^7 yr pre-main sequence (PMS) isochrone. Of the 44 emission line stars in this survey, 28 show obvious emission in H alpha and 16 have weak H alpha absorption (compared to H gamma). We use the reddening to separate foreground and background stars from the cluster members; the position in the HR diagram (HRD) or the presence of forbidden emission lines ([NII], [SII]) then yields the evolutionary status of the emission line stars. A comparison of the H alpha spectral index distribution in NGC 6871 with the distribution of young stars in the Taurus-Auriga molecular cloud indicates that the late type PMS stars in our sample may be weak line T Tauri stars (wTTs). Many of these stars show [SII] (36%) and [NII] (45%) emission.
Balog Zoltan
Kenyon Scott. J.
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