Rich young stellar clusters produce HII regions whose expansion into the nearby molecular cloud is thought to trigger the formation of new stars. However, the importance of this mode of star formation is uncertain. This investigation seeks to quantify triggered star formation (TSF) in IC 1396A (aka the Elephant Trunk Nebula), a bright-rimmed cloud (BRC) on the periphery of the nearby giant HII region IC 1396 produced by the Trumpler 37 cluster. X-ray selection of young stars from Chandra X-ray Observatory data is combined with existing optical and infrared surveys to give a more complete census of the TSF population. Over 250 young stars in and around IC 1396A are identified; this doubles the previously known population. A spatio-temporal gradient of stars from the IC 1396A cloud towards the primary ionizing star HD 206267 is found.

Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/426/2917/Xsources (X-ray sources: X-ray properties, optical and IR photometry, and derived properties and classification)

Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/426/2917/table4 (Non-Chandra disky stars additional to MC09 stars (Morales-Calderon et al. 2009, J/AJ/702/1507))