KINEMATIC AND SPATIAL SUBSTRUCTURE IN NGC 2264

KINEMATIC AND SPATIAL SUBSTRUCTURE IN NGC 2264

We present an expanded kinematic study of the young cluster NGC 2264 based upon optical radial velocities measured using multi-fiber echelle spectroscopy at the 6.5 m MMT and Magellan telescopes. We report radial velocities for 695 stars, of which approximately 407 stars are confirmed or very likely...

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Published in:The Astronomical journal 2015-04, Vol.149 (4), p.1-11
Main Authors: Tobin, John J, Hartmann, Lee, Furesz, Gabor, Hsu, Wen-Hsin, Mateo, Mario
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
Clusters
COSMIC GASES
Hard surfacing
Kinematics
LITHIUM
Pictures
RADIAL VELOCITY
RED SHIFT
STAR CLUSTERS
STAR EVOLUTION
STARS
TELESCOPES
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Summary:We present an expanded kinematic study of the young cluster NGC 2264 based upon optical radial velocities measured using multi-fiber echelle spectroscopy at the 6.5 m MMT and Magellan telescopes. We report radial velocities for 695 stars, of which approximately 407 stars are confirmed or very likely members. Our results more than double the number of members with radial velocities from Furesz et al., resulting in a much better defined kinematic relationship between the stellar population and the associated molecular gas. In particular, we find that there is a significant subset of stars that are systematically blueshifted with respect to the molecular ( super(13)CO) gas. The detection of Lithium absorption and/or infrared excesses in this blueshifted population suggests that at least some of these stars are cluster members; we suggest some speculative scenarios to explain their kinematics. Our results also more clearly define the redshifted population of stars in the northern end of the cluster; we suggest that the stellar and gas kinematics of this region are the result of a bubble driven by the wind from O7 star S Mon. Our results emphasize the complexity of the spatial and kinematic structure of NGC 2264, important for eventually building up a comprehensive picture of cluster formation.
ISSN:0004-6256
1538-3881
1538-3881