A "starless" core that isn't: Detection of a source in the L1014 dense core with the Spitzer Space Telescope

  • Chadwick H. Young
  • , Jes K. Jørgensen
  • , Yancy L. Shirley
  • , Jens Kauffmann
  • , Tracy Huard
  • , Shih Ping Lai
  • , Chang Won Lee
  • , Antonio Crapsi
  • , Tyler L. Bourke
  • , Cornells P. Dullemond
  • , Timothy Y. Brooke
  • , Alicia Porras
  • , William Spiesman
  • , Lori E. Allen
  • , Geoffrey A. Blake
  • , Neal J. Evans
  • , Paul M. Harvey
  • , David W. Koerner
  • , Lee G. Mundy
  • , Phillip C. Myers
  • Deborah L. Padgett, Anneila I. Sargent, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, Ewine F. Van Dishoeck, Frank Bertoldi, Nicholas Chapman, Lucas Cieza, Christopher H. DeVries, Naomi A. Ridge, Zahed Wahhaj

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Abstract

We present observations of L1014, a dense core in the Cygnus region previously thought to be starless, but data from the Spitzer Space Telescope show the presence of an embedded source. We propose a model for this source that includes a cold core, heated by the interstellar radiation field, and a low-luminosity internal source. The low luminosity of the internal source suggests a substellar object. If L1014 is representative, other "starless" cores may turn out to harbor central sources.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)396-401
Number of pages6
JournalAstrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume154
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004

Keywords

  • ISM: Individual (L1014)
  • Infrared: Stars
  • Stars: Formation
  • Stars: Low-mass, brown dwarfs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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