2008/10/21 by Colin Aspin, C. Aspin⋆, Tracy L. Beck +28
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Nebula #Physics #Spectroscopy #Star (game theory) #Star formation #Stars #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0810.3943
published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University) · 40 pages, 4 Tables, 8 Figures
arxiv created 2008/10/21 · openalex publication_date 2008/10/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We present 1.4 to 2.5 um integral field spectroscopy of 16 stars in the Braid Nebula star formation region in Cygnus OB7. These data forms one aspect of a large-scale multi-wavelength survey aimed at determining an unbiased estimate of the number, mass distribution, and evolutionary state of the young stars within this one square degree area of the previously poorly studied Lynds 1003 molecular cloud. Our new spectroscopic data, when combined with 2MASS near-IR photometry, provide evidence of membership of many of these objects in the regions pre-main sequence population. We discuss both the characteristics of the young stars found in the region and the level of star forming activity present.