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The Age of Taurus: Environmental Effects on Disc Lifetimes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2016

J. M. Rees ,
T. Wilson ,
C. P. M. Bell ,
R. D. Jeffries  and
T. Naylor
J. M. Rees
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK email: [email protected]
T. Wilson
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK email: [email protected]
C. P. M. Bell
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0171, USA
R. D. Jeffries
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK
T. Naylor
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Using semi-empirical isochrones, we find the age of the Taurus star-forming region to be 3-4 Myr. Comparing the disc fraction in Taurus to young massive clusters suggests discs survive longer in this low density environment. We also present a method of photometrically de-reddening young stars using iZJH data.

Keywords

stars: evolutionstars: pre-main sequencestars: fundamental parameters
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Issue S314: Young Stars & Planets Near the Sun , November 2015 , pp. 205 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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