Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006newa...11..594m&link_type=abstract
New Astronomy, Volume 11, Issue 8, p. 594-599.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
8
95.85.Bh, 95.85.-E, 95.85.-J
Scientific paper
The large-scale structure associated with the 2′N HNCO peak in Sgr B2 [Minh, Y.C., Haikala, L., Hjalmarson, Å., Irvine, W.M., 1998. ApJ 498, 261 (Paper I)] has been investigated. A ring-like morphology of the HNCO emission has been found; this structure may be colliding with the Principal Cloud of Sgr B2. This “HNCO Ring” appears to be centered at (l,b) = (0.7°,-0.07°), with a radius of ˜5 pc and a total mass of 1.0 × 105 to 1.6 × 106 M&sun;. The expansion velocity of the Ring is estimated to be 30 40 km s-1, which gives an expansion time scale of ˜1.5 × 105 year. The morphology suggests that collision between the Ring and the Principal Cloud may be triggering the massive star formation in the Sgr B2 cloud sequentially, with the latest star formation taking place at the 2′N position. The chemistry related to HNCO is not certain yet, but if it forms mainly via reaction with the evaporated OCN- from icy grain mantles, the observed enhancement of the HNCO abundance can be understood as resulting from shocks associated with the collision between the Principal Cloud and the expanding HNCO Ring.
Chol Minh Young
Irvine William M.
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