1. The Age of Taurus: Environmental Effects on Disc Lifetimes
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Jon M. Rees, Tom J. Wilson, Cameron P. M. Bell, R. D. Jeffries, and Tim Naylor
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Physics ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,FOS: Physical sciences ,myr ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Stars ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,0103 physical sciences ,Low density ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Using semi-empirical isochrones, we find the age of the Taurus star-forming region to be 3-4 Myr. Comparing the disc fraction in Taurus to young massive clusters suggests discs survive longer in this low density environment. We also present a method of photometrically de-reddening young stars using $iZJH$ data., Comment: 2 pages, 1 figure, To appear in "Young Stars and Planets Near the Sun", Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 314 (Cambridge University Press), J.H. Kastner, B. Stelzer, S.A. Metchev, eds
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- 2015
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