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Round 5 - Star Formation in Bright Rimmed Clouds
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Abstract
Found near the edges of HII regions, bright-rimmed clouds (BRCs) are
thought to be home to triggered star formation. Using Spitzer Space
Telescope archival data, we will investigate BRC 27 and BRC 34 to
search for previously known and new additional young stellar objects
(YSOs). BRC 27 is located in the molecular cloud Canis Majoris R1, a
known site of star formation. BRC 34 has a variety of features worthy
of deeper examination: dark nebulae, molecular clouds, emission
stars, and IR sources. Beyond the unpublished preliminary analysis
found in Allen et al.(2011), these two BRCs have not been studied in
detail. Our plan is to combine all available data, compare archival
data to what is published in the literature, and examine properties of
previously known YSOs as well as look for new YSOs. To accomplish
this, we will search for YSOs using infrared excess, namely, large
near- and mid-IR emissions originating from material surrounding young
stars.
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Mentor Teacher:
Participating Teachers:
Participating non-science IPAC staff:
Russ Laher
Spitzer Science Center, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Mark Legassie
Raytheon and Spitzer Science Center, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Support Scientist:
Dr. Luisa Rebull
Spitzer Science Center, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
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Proposal (pdf)
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