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This paper presents a study of the rate and efficiency of star formation inthe NGC 6334 star forming region. We obtained observations at J, H, and Kstaken with the NOAO Extremely Wide-Field Infrared Imager (NEWFIRM) and combinedthem with observations taken with the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) camera onthe Spitzer Space Telescope at wavelengths {\lambda} = 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0{\mu}m. We also analyzed previous observations taken at 24 {\mu}m using theSpitzer MIPS camera as part of the MIPSGAL survey. We have produced a pointsource catalog with >700,000 entries. We have identified 2283 YSO candidates,375 Class I YSOs and 1908 Class II YSOs using a combination of existingIRAC-based color classification schemes that we have extended and validated tothe near-IR for use with warm Spitzer data. We have identified multiple newsites of ongoing star formation activity along filamentary structures extendingtens of parsecs beyond the central molecular ridge of NGC 6334. By mapping theextinction we derived an estimate for the gas mass, 2.2 x 10^5 M_sun. The heavyconcentration of protostars along the dense filamentary structures indicatesthat NGC 6334 may be undergoing a "mini-starburst" event with {\Sigma}{SFR}>8.2M_sun Myr^-1 pc^-2 and SFE>0.10. We have used these estimates to place NGC 6334in the Kennicutt-Schmidt diagram to help bridge the gap between observations oflocal low-mass star forming regions and star formation in other galaxies.

A Wide-field Near- and Mid-Infrared Census of Young Stars in NGC 6334