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In what sort of region did our own solar system form?. Ge/Ay133. In relative isolation (Taurus, Bok globules,…)?. In what sort of environment did our own solar system form?. Or as part of a rich cluster (more likely)?. One important set of clues: Short-lived nuclides in meteorites.
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In what sort of region did our own solar system form? Ge/Ay133
In relative isolation (Taurus, Bok globules,…)? In what sort of environment did our own solar system form?
One important set of clues: Short-lived nuclides in meteorites Murchison CAIs terrestrial terrestrial Thin section (chondrules)
Not just the minor elements/isotopes: Oxygen Supernova imprint? Would need ~1% “contamination”. E.D. Young et al.
The dynamics of small bodies in the outer solar system can also tell us about the early environment in which planets were built. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/lists/OuterPlot.html
The radiation environment can be quite harsh in clusters: Orion Proplyds
For stars still accreting gas/dust, photoevaporation can dramatically shorten the disk lifetime:
green = H-alpha blue = [OIII] red = [SII] 1000AU 1.5 pc
1000AU 3 pc