期刊
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
卷 188, 期 1, 页码 139-177出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0067-0049/188/1/139
关键词
dust, extinction; infrared: stars; ISM: clouds; stars: formation; submillimeter: ISM
资金
- Canadian Space Agency
- NASA [1279198, 1288806]
- National Science Foundation
- STFC [ST/F012314/1, ST/H00470X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/F012314/1, ST/H00470X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
We present the results of a comprehensive infrared, submillimeter, and millimeter continuum emission study of isolated low-mass star-forming cores in 32 Bok globules, with the aim to investigate the process of star formation in these regions. The submillimeter and millimeter dust continuum emission maps together with the spectral energy distributions are used to model and derive the physical properties of the star-forming cores, such as luminosities, sizes, masses, densities, etc. Comparisons with ground-based near-infrared and space-based mid-and far-infrared images from Spitzer are used to reveal the stellar content of the Bok globules, association of embedded young stellar objects (YSOs) with the submillimeter dust cores, and the evolutionary stages of the individual sources. Submillimeter dust continuum emission was detected in 26 out of the 32 globule cores observed. For 18 globules with detected (sub) millimeter cores, we derive evolutionary stages and physical parameters of the embedded sources. We identify nine starless cores, most of which are presumably prestellar, nine Class 0 protostars, and twelve Class I YSOs. Specific source properties like bolometric temperature, core size, and central densities are discussed as a function of evolutionary stage. We find that at least two thirds (16 out of 24) of the star-forming globules studied here show evidence of forming multiple stars on scales between 1000 and 50,000 AU. However, we also find that most of these small prototstar and star groups are comprised of sources with different evolutionary stages, suggesting a picture of slow and sequential star formation in isolated globules.
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