Infrared imaging of the sub-millimetre protocluster near NGC 2068 in Orion B

Ruiter, Ashley J.

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dc.contributor.advisor	Mitchell, George Ferguson, 1941-
dc.creator	Ruiter, Ashley J.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-05-09T12:31:53Z
dc.date.available	2011-05-09T12:31:53Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.other	QB791.4 R85 2005
dc.identifier.uri	http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22337
dc.description	ix, 91 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
dc.description	Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-91).
dc.description.abstract	Sub-millimetre mapping of Orion B (L1630) using SCUBA on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope has revealed a large population of compact cores (Mitchell et al. 2001). Using the CFHT-IR camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, seven fields in NGC 2068 in Orion B were imaged in the near-infrared, both in a narrowband K continuum filter (2.260 μm) and in a narrow filter centred on the 2.122 μm line of H₂. The infrared images show many non-stellar and resolved features near several of the SCUBA cores, indicating the presence of embedded stellar objects and shock-excited gas. We compare the infrared maps with the 850 μm sub-millimetre map, as well as a previously obtained map of CO J = 3-2 gas and H₂CO spectra in order to assess the likelihood of star formation for each SCUBA core.
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc	QB791.4
dc.subject.lcsh	Molecular clouds
dc.subject.lcsh	Infrared astronomy -- Observations
dc.subject.lcsh	Stars -- Formation
dc.title	Infrared imaging of the sub-millimetre protocluster near NGC 2068 in Orion B
dc.type	Text
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science in Astronomy
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.discipline	Astronomy and Physics
thesis.degree.grantor	Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)