Metallicities of Young Open Clusters with Debris Disks
First Author:
TalaWanda Monroe
Email: tmonroe AT astro.indiana.edu
Indiana University
727 East 3rd St, Swain Hall West 319
Bloomington, IN 47405-7105
Coauthors:
Pilachowski, Catherine, Indiana University
Calvet, Nuria, University of Michigan
Abstract
We present first results of an optical ground-based spectroscopic program of young open clusters, including metallicities and radial velocities of F and G dwarf cluster members. Our multi-object spectrograph observations from WIYN-Hydra and Magellan-MMFS complement MIPS 24 micron observations of 18 northern and southern clusters in the age range of 3 to 200 Myr, which were examined for excess MIR emission. The aim of this program is to consider the role that stellar metallicity may play in debris disk frequency and longevity.
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