Solar-Type Post-T Tauri Stars in the Nearest OB Subgroups

Abstract

I discuss results from the recent spectroscopic survey for solar-type pre-MS stars in the Lower Centaurus-Crux (LCC) and Upper Centaurus-Lupus (UCL) OB subgroups by Mamajek, Meyer, & Liebert (2002, AJ, 124, 1670). LCC and UCL are subgroups of the Sco-Cen OB association, and the two nearest OB subgroups to the Sun. In the entire survey of 110 pre-main sequence stars, there exists only one Classical T Tauri star (PDS 66), implying that only ∼1% of ∼1 M_⊙ stars are still accreting at age 13±7 (1σ) Myr. Accounting for observational errors, the HRD placement of the pre-MS stars is consistent with the bulk of star-formation taking place within 5–10 Myr. In this contribution, I estimate conservative upper limits to the intrinsic velocity dispersions of the post-T Tauri stars in the LCC and UCL subgroups (<1.6 km s⁻¹ and <2.2 km s⁻¹, respectively; 95% CL) using Monte Carlo simulations of Tycho-2 proper motions for candidate subgroup members. I also demonstrate that a new OB subgroup recently proposed to exist in Chamaeleon probably does not.