Accretion in low-mass members of the Orion Nebula Cluster with young transition disks
Alencar, S. H. P.; Gameiro, J. F.; Lima, J. J. G.; Sauty, C.; Melo, C.; de Albuquerque, R. M. G.
Portugal, France, Brazil, Chile
Abstract
Context. Although the Orion Nebula Cluster is one of the most studied clusters in the solar neighborhood, the evolution of the very low-mass members (M* < 0.25 M⊙) has not been fully addressed due to their faintness.
Aims: Our goal is to verify if some young and very low-mass objects in the Orion Nebula Cluster show evidence of ongoing accretion using broadband VLT/X-shooter spectra.
Methods: For each target, we determined the corresponding stellar parameters, veiling, observed Balmer jump, and accretion rates. Additionally, we searched for the existence of circumstellar disks through available on-line photometry.
Results: We detected accretion activity in three young stellar objects in the Orion Nebula Cluster, two of them being in the very low-mass range. We also detected the presence of young transition disks with ages between 1 and 3.5 Myr.