Abstract.
In this paper I shall discuss the results of our recent studies of a
few bright-rimmed clouds. Based on the optical and infrared
photometric studies of the regions, we found quantitative age
gradients in the sense that the young stellar objects (YSOs) located
on/inside the rims are younger than those located outside the rims.
The disk evolution in T-Tauri stars as well as cumulative mass
function of the YSOs associated with the BRCs will also be
discussed.
Key words:stars: pre-main-sequence -- stars: formation -- ISM :
&hii; regions