Conference proceeding
Three Concurrent Phases of Massive-Star Evolution in a Pulsar-Wind Nebula
HOT AND COOL: BRIDGING GAPS IN MASSIVE-STAR EVOLUTION, Vol.425, p.277
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
01/01/2010
Abstract
The nebular material associated the the SNR, G54.1+0.3 (hereafter G54) contains the the first reported instance of triggered star formation in the immediate vicinity of a Pulsar and its Wind Nebula (PWN). With 2MASS and Spitzer colors and followup near-IR, spectroscopy, we have discovered the presence of a hot, massive and most likely evolved Be-type star among the cluster of stars hosted by the pulsar. This star has probably triggered cloud collapse and formation of at least 11 YSOs, which ring the nebula. In this unique cluster are now identified three concurrent stages of stellar evolution, from massive star birth, post-Main-Sequence transition, and stellar death.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Three Concurrent Phases of Massive-Star Evolution in a Pulsar-Wind Nebula
- Creators
- Patrick Morris - California Institute of TechnologySchuyler Van Dyk - California Institute of TechnologyJon Mauerhan - California Institute of TechnologyD. John Hillier - University of PittsburghCornelia Lang - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- C Leitherer (Editor)P D Bennett (Editor)P W Morris (Editor)J T VanLoon (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- HOT AND COOL: BRIDGING GAPS IN MASSIVE-STAR EVOLUTION, Vol.425, p.277
- Publisher
- Astronomical Soc Pacific
- Series
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
- Number of pages
- 2
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; Liberal Arts and Science Admin
- Record Identifier
- 9984442201502771
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