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A Near-infrared Survey of the Rosette Complex: Clues of Early Cluster Evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2007

Carlos G. Román-Zúñiga ,
Elizabeth A. Lada  and
Bruno Ferreira
Carlos G. Román-Zúñiga
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
Elizabeth A. Lada
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611 email: lada@astro.ufl.edu, ferreira@astro.ufl.edu
Bruno Ferreira
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611 email: lada@astro.ufl.edu, ferreira@astro.ufl.edu
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Abstract

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The majority of stars in our galaxy are born in embedded clusters, which can be considered the fundamental units of star formation. We have recently surveyed the star forming content of the Rosette Complex using FLAMINGOS in order to investigate the properties of its embedded clusters. We discuss the results of our near-infrared imaging survey. In particular, we on the first evidence for the early evolution and expansion of the embedded clusters. In addition we present data suggesting a temporal sequence of cluster formation across the cloud and discuss the influence of the HII region on the star forming history of the Rosette.

Keywords

stars: early-typestars: formationinfrared: starsISM: evolutionsurveysGalaxy: open clusters and associations
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S246: Dynamical Evolution of Dense Stellar Systems , September 2007 , pp. 46 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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