Submillimeter Array Observations Toward the Massive Star-forming Core MM1 of W75N

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Nov 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010apj...723.1231m&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 723, Issue 2, pp. 1231-1240 (2010).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Ism: Abundances, Ism: Individual Objects: W75N, Stars: Formation

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The massive star-forming core MM1 of W75N was observed using the Submillimeter Array with ~1'' and 2'' spatial resolutions at 217 and 347 GHz, respectively. From the 217 GHz continuum we found that the MM1 core consists of two sources, separated by about 1'': MM1a (~0.6 M sun) and MM1b (~1.4 M sun), located near the radio continuum sources VLA 2/VLA 3 and VLA 1, respectively. Within MM1b, two gas clumps were found to be expanding away from VLA 1 at about ±3 km s-1, as a result of the most recent star formation activity in the region. Observed molecular lines show emission peaks at two positions, MM1a and MM1b: sulfur-bearing species have emission peaks toward MM1a, but methanol and saturated species at MM1b. We identified high-temperature (~200 K) gas toward MM1a and the hot core in MM1b. This segregation may result from the evolution of the massive star-forming core. In the very early phase of star formation, the hot core is seen through the evaporation of dust ice-mantle species. As the mantle species are consumed via evaporation the high-temperature gas species (such as the sulfur-bearing molecules) become bright. The SiO molecule is unique in having an emission peak exactly at the VLA 2 position, probably tracing a shock powered by VLA 2. The observed sulfur-bearing species show similar abundances both in MM1a and MM1b, whereas the methanol and saturated species show significant abundance enhancement toward MM1b, by about an order of magnitude, compared to MM1a.

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