Kinematic evolution of the young local associations and the Sco-Cen complex

Abstract

In this work we propose a scenario for the history of the recent star formation (during the last 20-30 Myr) in the nearest solar neighbourhood (~150 pc), from the study of the spatial and kinematic properties of the members of the so-called young local associations, the Sco-Cen complex and the Local Bubble, the most important structure observed in the local interstellar medium (ISM).

6 pages, 1 figure, 1 table. To appear in "Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics IV". Proceedings of the VII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA), Barcelona, September, 2006, eds. F. Figueras, J.M. Girart, M. Hernanz and C. Jordi (Springer)