Stellar Systems Group

Ybarra, Jason E.; Román-Zuñíga, Carlos; Lada, Elizabeth A.; Fleming, Scott W.; Phelps, Randy L.
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #225, #348.16 (2015).
01/2015

ABSTRACT

We survey the embedded stellar clusters of the Rosette Molecular Cloud using near-infrared H₂ imaging to trace the outflow activity in the cloud. Using Spitzer IRAC data we distinguish between shock excited and UV excited emission. We identify many of the driving sources of the outflows traced by H₂ emission and find they are predominantly young Class I/0 protostars. Our study shows that younger clusters appear to have more outflow activity and suggests outflows play a significant role in gas removal within the clusters. J.Y. acknowledges partial support from PAPPIT-IN101813.