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Clusters Within Clusters: Star Formation in RCW 38

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The Labyrinth of Star Formation

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings ((ASSSP,volume 36))

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Spitzer & Chandra observations of the massive star forming region RCW 38 identify 624 young stellar objects (YSOs) in four subclusters surrounding the previously known cluster centred on the O5.5 binary IRS 2.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Research and Scientific Support Division, European Space Agency, Keplerlann 1, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    Elaine Winston

  2. SAO-Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA

    S. J. Wolk, Tyler L. Bourke & B. Spitzbart

  3. Ritter Observatory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Ave., Toledo, OH, 43606, USA

    S. T. Megeath

  4. Department of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA

    R. A. Gutermuth

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  1. Elaine Winston
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  2. S. J. Wolk
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Correspondence to Elaine Winston .

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  1. Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom

    Dimitris Stamatellos

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Simon Goodwin

  3. Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom

    Derek Ward-Thompson

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Winston, E., Wolk, S.J., Bourke, T.L., Megeath, S.T., Gutermuth, R.A., Spitzbart, B. (2014). Clusters Within Clusters: Star Formation in RCW 38. In: Stamatellos, D., Goodwin, S., Ward-Thompson, D. (eds) The Labyrinth of Star Formation. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03041-8_94

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