EPoS Contribution
EPoS Contribution
Insights into the VeLLO source L1521F IRS using 160 micron data from the Taurus Spitzer Legacy Survey

Susan Terebey
Cal State LA, Los Angeles, USA
The interest in very low-luminosity embedded sources is to understand where they fit into the evolutionary scheme of low-mass star-formation. Using data from the Taurus Spitzer Legacy Survey, we analyze the 160 micron far-infrared emission near L1521F to investigate the cloud-core environment. The L1521F prestellar core contains a VeLLO source previously detected by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The source's low-luminosity suggests the object is substellar, and its similarity to class 0 sources suggests it is extremely young.