We present multi-epoch, large-scale (∼ 2000 arcmin2), fairly deep (∼ 16 μJy), high-resolution (∼ 1") radio observations of the Perseus star-forming complex obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array at frequencies of 4.5 GHz and 7.5 GHz. These observations were mainly focused on the clouds NGC 1333 and IC 348, although we also observed several fields in other parts of the Perseus complex. We detect a total of 206 sources, 42 of which are associated with young stellar objects (YSOs). The radio properties of about 60% of the YSOs are compatible with a non-thermal radio emission origin. Based on our sample, we find a fairly clear relation between the prevalence of non-thermal radio emission and evolutionary status of the YSOs. By comparing our results with previously reported X-ray observations, we show that YSOs in Perseus follow a G\"udel-Benz relation with κ = 0.03 consistent with other regions of star formation. We argue that most of the sources detected in our observations but not associated with known YSOs are extragalactic, but provide a list of 20 unidentified radio sources whose radio properties are consistent with being YSO candidates. Finally we also detect 5 sources with extended emission features which can clearly be associated with radio galaxies.
@article{arxiv.1511.07522,
title = {The Gould's Belt Very Large Array Survey V: The Perseus Region},
author = {Gerardo Pech and Laurent Loinard and Sergio A. Dzib and Amy J. Mioduszewski and Luis F. Rodríguez and Gisela N. Ortiz-León and Juana L. Rivera and Rosa M. Torres and Andrew F. Boden and Lee Hartman and Marina A. Kounkel and Neal J. Evans and Cesar Briceño and John Tobin and Luis Zapata},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.07522},
year = {2016}
}