The structure revealed by Spitzer in NGC 2264

P. S. Teixeira, C. J. Lada, M. Marengo, A. Muench, S. T. Megeath, G. Fazio, E. T. Young, J. Muzerolle, N. Siegler, G. Reike, L. Hartmann

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Abstract

We present initial results on a very young and highly embedded region of NGC 2264. The 24 μm sources detected are found to be mostly protostellar and spatially located in linear patterns that coincide with dense filaments of molecular material. Furthermore, their quasi-regular separations is consistent with the value for the Jeans length in the region, indicating that the filaments have thernally fragmented and we are observing the primordial substructure of the cluster.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2005 Past Meets Present in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 15th Portuguese National Meeting, ENAA 2005
EditorsJose Afonso, Nuno Santos, Andre Moitinho, Rui Agostinho
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
Pages17-18
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9789814477468
ISBN (Print)9789812568878
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2006
Event15th Portuguese National Meeting of Astronomy and Astrophysics, ENAA 2005 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 28 Jul 200530 Jul 2005

Conference

Conference15th Portuguese National Meeting of Astronomy and Astrophysics, ENAA 2005
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period28/07/0530/07/05

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