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The history of star formation in the Galactic young open cluster NGC 6231

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Mario E. van den Ancker
Mario E. van den Ancker*
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D-85748 Garching, Germany e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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We study the star formation history of the galactic young open cluster NGC 6231 using new, deep, wide-field BVRI imaging. Contrary to previous suggestions, we do not find a lack of low-mass cluster members; our derived mass function is compatible with a Salpeter IMF. The star formation history of NGC 6231 appears to be bi-modal, with a first wave of star formation activity 3–5 Myr ago, followed by a new generation of stars forming ~ 1 Myr ago.

Keywords

Star FormationPre-main sequence StarsOpen clusters and associations
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S237: Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM , August 2006 , pp. 485
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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