The Age of Taurus: Environmental Effects on Disc Lifetimes
Abstract
Using semi-empirical isochrones, we find the age of the Taurus star-forming region to be 3-4 Myr. Comparing the disc fraction in Taurus to young massive clusters suggests discs survive longer in this low density environment. We also present a method of photometrically de-reddening young stars using iZJH data.
- Publication:
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Young Stars & Planets Near the Sun
- Pub Date:
- January 2016
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1510.01128
- Bibcode:
- 2016IAUS..314..205R
- Keywords:
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- stars: evolution;
- stars: pre-main sequence;
- stars: fundamental parameters;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 2 pages, 1 figure, To appear in "Young Stars and Planets Near the Sun", Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 314 (Cambridge University Press), J.H. Kastner, B. Stelzer, S.A. Metchev, eds