SOFIA multi-wavelength observations of nearby star-forming clusters
Abstract
We conduct a SOFIA FORCAST survey of bright, nearby star-forming cluster cores. The survey is focussed on cores that saturate Spitzer (24 microns) and WISE (22 microns). The structure of these regions is explored thanks to SOFIA's high angular resolution at 11.1, 19.7, 31.5 and 37.1 microns. We identify protostar candidates that could not be resolved previously with Spitzer or WISE, and estimate their spectral energy distributions. This helps complete the mass function of young stellar objects in these very dense regions of star formation.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #225
- Pub Date:
- January 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015AAS...22525612R