Spitzer h and {chi} Persei candidate members

DOI

We analyze very deep Infrared Array Camera and Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) photometry of ~12500 members of the 14 Myr old Double Cluster, h and {chi} Persei, building upon our earlier, shallower Spitzer Cycle 1 studies. Numerous likely members show infrared (IR) excesses at 8 {mu}m and 24 {mu}m, indicative of circumstellar dust. The frequency of stars with 8 {mu}m excess is at least 2% for our entire sample, slightly lower (higher) for B/A stars (later type, lower mass stars). Optical spectroscopy also identifies gas in about 2% of systems, but with no clear trend between the presence of dust and gas. Spectral energy distribution modeling of 18 sources with detections at optical wavelengths through MIPS 24 {mu}m reveals a diverse set of disk evolutionary states, including a high fraction of transitional disks, though similar data for all disk-bearing members would provide constraints. Using Monte Carlo simulations, we combine our results with those for other young clusters to study the global evolution of dust/gas disks. For nominal cluster ages, the e-folding times ({tau}0) for the frequency of warm dust and gas are 2.75 Myr and 1.75 Myr, respectively. Assuming a revised set of ages for some clusters, these timescales increase to 5.75 and 3.75 Myr, respectively, implying a significantly longer typical protoplanetary disk lifetime than previously thought. In both cases, the transitional disk duration, averaged over multiple evolutionary pathways, is ~1 Myr. Finally, 24 {mu}m excess frequencies for 4-6 M_{sun} stars appear lower than for 1-2.5 M{sun}_ stars in other 10-30 Myr old clusters.

Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/796/127/table1 (List of Candidate/Probable h and {chi} Persei Members (Revised from Currie et al. 2010, J/ApJS/186/191))

Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/796/127/table2 (Photometry for Candidate/Probable h and {chi} Persei Members)

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.17960127
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/796/127
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Provenance
Creator Cloutier R.; Currie T.; Rieke G.H.; Kenyon S.J.; Balog Z.; Jayawardhana R.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2017
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy