The low-mass pre-main sequence population of Scorpius OB1

被引:15
作者
Damiani, Francesco [1 ]
机构
[1] INAF, Osservatorio Astron Palermo GS Vaiana, Piazza Parlamento 1, I-90134 Palermo, Italy
来源
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 2018年 / 615卷
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
open clusters and associations: individual: Sco OB1; open clusters and associations: individual: NGC6231; open clusters and associations: individual: Trumpler 24; stars: pre-main sequence; X-rays: stars; T-TAURI STARS; X-RAY OBSERVATIONS; YOUNG STELLAR POPULATION; COUNTING DETECTOR IMAGES; ORION NEBULA CLUSTER; XMM-NEWTON VIEW; H-ALPHA SURVEY; CIRCUMSTELLAR DISKS; SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361/201730960
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Context. The low-mass members of OB associations, expected to be a major component of their total population, are in most cases poorly studied because of the difficulty of selecting these faint stars in crowded sky regions. Our knowledge of many OB associations relies on only a relatively small number of massive members. Aims. We study here the Sco OB1 association, with the aim of a better characterization of its properties, such as global size and shape, member clusters and their morphology, age and formation history, and total mass. Methods. We use deep optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometry from the VPHAS+ and VVV surveys, over a wide area (2.6 degrees x 2.6 degrees), complemented by Spitzer infrared (IR) data, and Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray data. A new technique is developed to find clusters of pre-main sequence M-type stars using suitable color-color diagrams, complementing existing selection techniques using narrow-band H alpha photometry or NIR and ultraviolet (UV) excesses, and X-ray data. Results. We find a large population of approximately 4000 candidate low-mass Sco OB1 members whose spatial properties correlate well with those of H alpha-emission, NIR-excess, UV-excess, and X-ray detected members, and unresolved X-ray emission. The low-mass population is spread among several interconnected subgroups: they coincide with the H-II regions G345.45+1.50 and IC4628, and the rich clusters NGC 6231 and Trumpler 24, with an additional subcluster intermediate between these two. The total mass of Sco OB1 is estimated to be similar to 8500 M-circle dot. Indication of a sequence of star-formation events is found, from South (NGC 6231) to North (G345.45+1.50). We suggest that the diluted appearance of Trumpler 24 indicates that the cluster is now dissolving into the field, and that tidal stripping by NGC 6231 nearby contributes to the process.
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