X-ray and IR emission from YSOs

DOI

We report on a multiwavelength study of a partially embedded region of star formation centered on the Herbig Be star LkH{alpha} 101. Using two 40ks Chandra observations, we detect 213 X-ray sources in the ~17'x17' ACIS-I field. We combine the X-ray data with Two Micron All Sky Survey near-IR observations and Spitzer IRAC and MIPS 24um observations to obtain a complete picture of the cluster. A total of 158 of the X-ray sources have infrared counterparts. Of these, we find nine protostars, 48 Class II objects, five transition objects, and 72 Class III objects. From the Spitzer data we identify an additional 10 protostars, 53 Class II objects, and four transition disk candidates which are not detected by Chandra. We obtained optical spectra of a sample of both X-ray-detected and non-X-ray-detected objects. Combining the X-ray, Spitzer, and spectral data, we obtain independent estimates of cluster distance and the total cluster size -excluding protostars. We obtain consistent distance estimates of 510^+100^-40_pc and a total cluster size of 255^+50^-25_ stars. We find the Class II:III ratio is about 5:7 with some evidence that the Class III sources are spatially more dispersed. The cluster appears very young with three sites of active star formation and a median age of about 1Myr.

Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/715/671/table1 (X-ray sources detected in the LkH{alpha} 101 field)

Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/715/671/notXray (PMS stars detected by Spitzer but not detected in X-rays)

Identifier
DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.17150671
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Provenance
Creator Wolk S.J.; Winston E.; Bourke T.L.; Gutermuth R.; Megeath S.T.,Spitzbart B.D.; Osten R.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2012
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Cosmology; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Interstellar medium; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy