The Spitzer c2d survey of large, nearby, interstellar clouds. VII. Ophiuchus observed with MIPS

  • Deborah L. Padgett
  • , Luisa M. Rebull
  • , Karl R. Stapelfeldt
  • , Nicholas L. Chapman
  • , Shih Ping Lai
  • , Lee G. Mundy
  • , Neal J. Evans
  • , Timothy Y. Brooke
  • , Lucas A. Cieza
  • , William J. Spiesman
  • , Alberto Noriega-Crespo
  • , Caer Eve McCabe
  • , Lori E. Allen
  • , Geoffrey A. Blake
  • , Paul M. Harvey
  • , Tracy L. Huard
  • , Jes K. Jørgensen
  • , David W. Koerner
  • , Philip C. Myers
  • , Annelia I. Sargent
  • Peter Teuben, Ewine F. Van Dishoeck, Zahed Wahhaj, Kaisa E. Young

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Abstract

We present maps of 14.4 deg2 of the Ophiuchus dark clouds observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). These high-quality maps depict both numerous point sources and extended dust emission within the star-forming and non-star-forming portions of these clouds. Using PSF-fitting photometry, we detect 5779 sources at 24 μm and 81 sources at 70 μm at the 10 σ level of significance. Three hundred twenty-three candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) were identified according to their positions on the MIPS/2MASS K versus K - [24] color-magnitude diagrams, as compared to 24 μm detections in the SWIRE extragalactic survey. We find that more than half of the YSO candidates, and almost all those with protostellar Class I spectral energy distributions, are confined to the known cluster and aggregates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1013-1037
Number of pages25
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume672
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 10 2008

Keywords

  • ISM: clouds
  • Infrared: stars
  • Stars: formation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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