Protostars, Dust Globules, and a Herbig-Haro Object in the LMC Superbubble N51D
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v2
Abstract
Using Spitzer Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope observations of the superbubble N51D, we have identified three young stellar objects (YSOs) in dust globules, and made the first detection of a Herbig-Haro object outside the Galaxy. The spectral energy distributions of these YSOs suggest young massive stars with disk, envelope, and outflow cavities. The interstellar conditions are used to assess whether the star formation was spontaneous or induced by external pressure.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0511505,
title = {Protostars, Dust Globules, and a Herbig-Haro Object in the LMC Superbubble N51D},
author = {Y. -H. Chu and R. A. Gruendl and C. -H. R. Chen and B. A. Whitney and K. D. Gordon and L. W. Looney and G. C. Clayton and J. R. Dickel and B. C. Dunne and S. D. Points and R. C. Smith and R. M. Williams},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0511505},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages, 4 figures, accepted for ApJL, December 1, 2005 High-resolution figures can be requested via e-mail to [email protected]. Replacement corrects author name