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Name OT2_jhora_2
Title Completing the Herschel Survey of Cygnus-X
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-4ukirwh
Author hora, j.
Description Massive stars are rare and distant. Their short-lived protostellar phases are therefore difficult to
study, and the processes that produce them are not well understood. The Cygnus-X complex is one
of the richest known regions of star formation in the Galaxy at a distance of ~1.3 kpc, which allows
it to be studied at smaller scales and less confusion than other similarly active regions that are more
distant. We have conducted a Spitzer Legacy survey of the Cygnus-X region and used the data to
map the distribution of Class I and II YSOs in the complex, and have begun to study the interaction
between the massive young stars and clusters of low-mass YSOs.
We propose to use PACS and SPIRE to complete an unbiased survey in the Cygnus-X region to
detect the intermediate to high-mass young stellar objects, pre-stellar cores, and infrared dark clouds
(IRDCs) and their embedded objects. The Herschel observations, in conjunction with
the existing Spitzer, near-IR, and other ancillary datasets will allow us to assemble a
comprehensive picture of star formation in this high mass, extremely active complex. With the
Herschel data we will 1) complete the sample of massive protostars and YSOs in Cygnus-X and
construct SEDs of the objects from 1 to 1200 microns, 2) use the derived luminosities and
envelope masses from the sample to construct evolutionary diagrams and test high-mass star
formation models, 3) analyze the population of Infrared Dark Clouds in Cygnus-X, and 4) explore
the role of massive stars in triggering star formation in surrounding clouds. The data will provide a
useful resource for the study of star formation for years to come.
Publication
  • Investigating the Covering Fraction Distribution of Swift/BAT AGNs with X-Ray and Infrared Observations | Lanz Lauranne et al. | The Astrophysical Journal | null | null | 2019ApJ...870...26L |
  • Surveys of Clumps Cores and Condensations in Cygnus X. I. A New Catalog of ~0.1 pc Massive Dense Cores | Cao Yue et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Volume 241 Issue 1 article id. 1 42 pp. (2019). | 241 | 10.3847\\/1538-4365\\/ab0025 | 2019ApJS..241....1C | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019ApJS..241....1C
  • Star-Gas Surface Density Correlations in 12 Nearby Molecular Clouds. I. Data Collection and Star-sampled Analysis | Pokhrel Riwaj et al. | The Astrophysical Journal | null | null | 2020ApJ...896...60P |
Instrument SPIRE\/PACS parallel_SpirePacsParallel_
Temporal Coverage 2012-12-18T05:42:26Z/2012-12-18T13:06:54Z
Version SPG v14.2.0
Mission Description Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
Creator Contact https://support.cosmos.esa.int/h®erschel/
Date Published 2013-06-18T11:19:47Z
Keywords Herschel, HSC, submillimetre, far-infrared, HIFI, PACS, SPIRE
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, hora et al., 2013, 'Completing the Herschel Survey of Cygnus-X', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-4ukirwh