TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying primordial substructure in NGC 2264 with Spitzer
AU - Teixeira, Paula Stella
AU - Lada, Charles
AU - Young, Erick
AU - Marengo, Massimo
PY - 2005/7/1
Y1 - 2005/7/1
N2 - We present new results on the massive young cluster NGC 2264 based on
the analysis of data acquired from the Spitzer Space Telescope. The
MIPS (Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer) has enabled us to
identify the most recent episodes of star formation in NGC 2264. In
particular, the 24 micron data combined with submillimeter observations
from Wolf-Chase (2003) indicate that the most recent star formation
events have occurred primarily within dusty filaments of dense gas in
the central regions of the complex. These observations provide
interesting constrains for theoretical models of collapsing molecular
clouds. Additional IRAC (Infrared Array Camera) and near-infrared JHK
2MASS data has enabled us to assemble spectral energy distributions
which help elucidate the natures of the deeply embedded sources and
confirm their extreme youth and status as protostellar objects.
AB - We present new results on the massive young cluster NGC 2264 based on
the analysis of data acquired from the Spitzer Space Telescope. The
MIPS (Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer) has enabled us to
identify the most recent episodes of star formation in NGC 2264. In
particular, the 24 micron data combined with submillimeter observations
from Wolf-Chase (2003) indicate that the most recent star formation
events have occurred primarily within dusty filaments of dense gas in
the central regions of the complex. These observations provide
interesting constrains for theoretical models of collapsing molecular
clouds. Additional IRAC (Infrared Array Camera) and near-infrared JHK
2MASS data has enabled us to assemble spectral energy distributions
which help elucidate the natures of the deeply embedded sources and
confirm their extreme youth and status as protostellar objects.
M3 - Article
SP - 55
JO - "Star Formation in the Era of Three Great Observatories, meeting abstracts from the conference held July 13-15, 2005 in Cambridge, MA
JF - "Star Formation in the Era of Three Great Observatories, meeting abstracts from the conference held July 13-15, 2005 in Cambridge, MA
ER -