NEAR-IR Spectroscopy of Young Stars in the Braid Nebula Star Formation Region in Cygnus Ob7

TL;DR

This study uses near-infrared integral field spectroscopy to analyze 16 young stars in the Braid Nebula region, contributing to understanding star formation and stellar populations in Cygnus OB7.

Contribution

It provides new spectroscopic data combined with photometry to identify and characterize young stars in a previously under-studied star-forming region.

Findings

Evidence of membership of many objects in the pre-main sequence population.

Insights into the characteristics of young stars in the Braid Nebula region.

Assessment of star-forming activity levels in the area.

Abstract

We present 1.4 to 2.5 um integral field spectroscopy of 16 stars in the Braid Nebula star formation region in Cygnus OB7. These data forms one aspect of a large-scale multi-wavelength survey aimed at determining an unbiased estimate of the number, mass distribution, and evolutionary state of the young stars within this one square degree area of the previously poorly studied Lynds 1003 molecular cloud. Our new spectroscopic data, when combined with 2MASS near-IR photometry, provide evidence of membership of many of these objects in the regions pre-main sequence population. We discuss both the characteristics of the young stars found in the region and the level of star forming activity present.