Extended near-infrared emission from candidate protostars in the Taurus-Auriga molecular cloud

被引:29
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作者
Park, S
Kenyon, SJ
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Phys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Smithsonian Astrophys Observ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
来源
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL | 2002年 / 123卷 / 06期
关键词
infrared radiation; reflection nebulae; stars : formation; stars : pre main-sequence;
D O I
10.1086/340467
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We describe near-IR imaging data for a sample of 23 Class I sources in the Taurus-Auriga dark clouds. Combining our data with previous photometry, we detect brightness variations of similar to0.1-0.5 mag in many sources. The near-IR morphologies are consistent with millimeter continuum measurements. Most (similar to60%) of the sample are true protostars; the rest may be objects in transition between Class I and Class II, T Tauri stars with edge-on disks, or heavily reddened T Tauri stars.
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页码:3370 / 3379
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