The Age of Taurus: Environmental Effects on Disc Lifetimes

Rees, J. M.; Wilson, T.; Bell, C. P. M.; Jeffries, R. D.; Naylor, T.

Abstract

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.

Citation

Rees, J. M., Wilson, T., Bell, C. P. M., Jeffries, R. D., & Naylor, T. (2015). The Age of Taurus: Environmental Effects on Disc Lifetimes. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 10(S314), 205-206. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921315006286

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Online Publication Date: Jan 27, 2016
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Deposit Date: Jun 16, 2023
• Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
• Print ISSN: 1743-9213
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-9221
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: S314
• Pages: 205-206
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921315006286
• Keywords: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary Science; stars: evolution, stars: pre-main sequence, stars: fundamental parameters