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变色龙II暗云的年轻族群

The young population of the Chamaeleon II dark cloud

Loredana Spezzi, Juan M. Alcala', Elvira Covino, Antonio Frasca, Davide Gandolfi, Isa Oliveira, Nicholas Chapman, Neal J. Evans, Tracy L. Huard, Jes K. Jørgense… 展开作者

Loredana Spezzi, Juan M. Alcala', Elvira Covino, Antonio Frasca, Davide Gandolfi, Isa Oliveira, Nicholas Chapman, Neal J. Evans, Tracy L. Huard, Jes K. Jørgensen, Bruno Merín, Karl R. Stapelfeldt

摘要:

我们讨论的前主序(PMS)对象和候选人选择的变色龙II暗云的基础上,从斯皮策遗产调查“从分子核心到行星形成的恒星”(c2 d)和以前的调查数据的光学光谱后续行动的结果。我们的样本包括根据c2 d标准选择的红外过量对象,称为年轻恒星对象和其他云成员,以及从补充光学和近红外数据中选择的候选对象。我们通过推导物体的物理参数来表征物体的样本。绝大多数天体的质量小于1个太阳质量,年龄小于600万年。一些PMS物体和候选者非常接近或低于氢燃烧极限。Cha II中初始质量函数的斜率的初步估计与其他T星协一致。星云中的恒星形成效率(1-4%)与我们自己对金牛座和狼疮的估计一致,但明显低于Cha I。这可能意味着变色龙星云中不同的恒星形成活动可能反映了不同的恒星形成历史。我们还发现,Cha II云每百万年将大约8个太阳质量转化为恒星,这低于其他c2 d云的恒星形成率。然而,恒星的形成速率并不稳定,有证据表明Cha II的恒星形成可能非常迅速。本文还研究了Cha Ⅱ PMS天体的H_α辐射,以及它们的恒星性质和盘性质之间可能的相关性。

英文摘要:

We discuss the results of the optical spectroscopic follow-up of pre-main sequence (PMS) objects and candidates selected in the Chamaeleon II dark cloud based on data from the Spitzer Legacy survey "From Molecular Cores to Planet Forming Disks" (c2d) and from previous surveys. Our sample includes both objects with infrared excess selected according to c2d criteria and referred to as Young Stellar Objects and other cloud members and candidates selected from complementary optical and near-infrared data. We characterize the sample of objects by deriving their physical parameters. The vast majority of objects have masses < 1 solar mass and ages < 6 Myr. Several of the PMS objects and candidates lie very close to or below the Hydrogen-burning limit. A first estimate of the slope of the Initial Mass Function in Cha II is consistent with that of other T associations. The star formation efficiency in the cloud (1-4%) is consistent with our own estimates for Taurus and Lupus, but significantly lower than for Cha I. This might mean that different star-formation activities in the Chamaeleon clouds may reflect a different history of star formation. We also find that the Cha II cloud is turning some 8 solar masses into stars every Myr, which is less than the star formation rate in the other c2d clouds. However, the star formation rate is not steady and evidence is found that the star formation in Cha II might have occurred very rapidly. The H_alpha emission of the Cha II PMS objects, as well as possible correlations between their stellar and disk properties, are also investigated.

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