Taurus Stars Have Long Lasting Protoplanetary Disks

The age of Taurus - environmental effects on disc lifetimes

Authors:

Rees et al

Abstract:

Using semi-empirical isochrones, we find the age of the Taurus star-forming region to be 3-4 Myr. Comparing the disc fraction in Taurus to young massive clusters suggests discs survive longer in this low density environment. We also present a method of photometrically de-reddening young stars using iZJH data.