A Tale of Three Cities: OmegaCAM discovers multiple sequences in the color-magnitude diagram of the Orion Nebula Cluster

G. Beccari; M.G. Petr-Gotzens; H.M.J. Boffin; M. Romaniello; D. Fedele; G. Carraro; G. De Marchi; W.J. de Wit; J. E. Drew; V. M. Kalari; Carlo Felice Manara; Eduardo L. Martin; S. Mieske; N. Panagia; L. Testi; Jorick S. Vink; J. R. Walsh; N. J. Wright

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201730432

A Tale of Three Cities: OmegaCAM discovers multiple sequences in the color-magnitude diagram of the Orion Nebula Cluster

G. Beccari
, M.G. Petr-Gotzens
, H.M.J. Boffin
, M. Romaniello
, D. Fedele
, G. Carraro
, G. De Marchi
, W.J. de Wit
, J. E. Drew
, V. M. Kalari
, Carlo Felice Manara
, Eduardo L. Martin
, S. Mieske
, N. Panagia
, L. Testi
, Jorick S. Vink
, J. R. Walsh
, N. J. Wright

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Abstract

As part of the Accretion Discs in H$\alpha$ with OmegaCAM (ADHOC) survey, we imaged in r, i and H-alpha a region of 12x8 square degrees around the Orion Nebula Cluster. Thanks to the high-quality photometry obtained, we discovered three well-separated pre-main sequences in the color-magnitude diagram. The populations are all concentrated towards the cluster's center. Although several explanations can be invoked to explain these sequences we are left with two competitive, but intriguing, scenarios: a population of unresolved binaries with an exotic mass ratio distribution or three populations with different ages. Independent high-resolution spectroscopy supports the presence of discrete episodes of star formation, each separated by about a million years. The stars from the two putative youngest populations rotate faster than the older ones, in agreement with the evolution of stellar rotation observed in pre-main sequence stars younger than 4 Myr in several star forming regions. Whatever the final explanation, our results prompt for a revised look at the formation mode and early evolution of stars in clusters.

Original language	English
Article number	A22
Number of pages	8
Journal	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume	604
Issue number	A&A
Early online date	27 Jul 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730432
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 27 Jul 2017

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Beccari, G., Petr-Gotzens, M. G., Boffin, H. M. J., Romaniello, M., Fedele, D., Carraro, G., Marchi, G. D., de Wit, W. J., Drew, J. E., Kalari, V. M., Manara, C. F., Martin, E. L., Mieske, S., Panagia, N., Testi, L., Vink, J. S., Walsh, J. R., & Wright, N. J. (2017). A Tale of Three Cities: OmegaCAM discovers multiple sequences in the color-magnitude diagram of the Orion Nebula Cluster. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 604(A&A), Article A22. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730432

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A Tale of Three Cities: OmegaCAM discovers multiple sequences in the color-magnitude diagram of the Orion Nebula Cluster

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