Abstract
I have identified 51 young stellar object candidates in N206, an H II complex in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. Using archival images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, supplemented with other infrared and optical images, I located point sources in this region. I distinguished possible young stellar objects based on their spectral energy distributions, morphologies, and locations in color-magnitude space. I classified the young stellar object candidates based on their likelihood of being young stellar objects and based on their apparent evolutionary stages. The spatial distribution of these candidates in N206 indicates that star formation is being triggered in a giant molecular cloud in the region.
Degree
PhD
College and Department
Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Physics and Astronomy
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Buehler, Tabitha Christi, "A Search for and Characterization of Young Stellar Objects in N206, An H II Complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 3178.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3178
Date Submitted
2011-12-01
Document Type
Dissertation
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd4850
Keywords
star formation, young stellar objects, Large Magellanic Cloud
Language
English