A multi-wavelength study of the star-forming core ahead of HH 80N

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2011-06-10

arxiv.org/abs/1106.2005v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

33 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ

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We present observations of continuum emission in the MIR to mm wavelength range, complemented with ammonia observations, of the dense core ahead of the radio Herbig Haro object HH 80N, found in the GGD 27 region. The continuum emission in all the observed bands peaks at the same position, consistent with the presence of an embedded object, HH 80N-IRS1, within the core. The distribution of the VLA ammonia emission is well correlated with that of the dust, suggesting that photochemical effects caused by the nearby Herbig Haro object do not play an important role in shaping this particular molecular emission. In order to unveil the nature of HH 80N-IRS1 we analyzed the continuum data of this source, using self-consistent models of protostellar collapse. We find that a young protostar surrounded by a slowly rotating collapsing envelope of radius $\sim$0.08 pc and 20 \msun\ plus a circumstellar disk of radius $\sim$300 AU and 0.6 \msun\ provide a good fit to the observed spectral energy distribution and to the maps at 350 \micron, 1.2 mm and 3.5 mm of HH 80N-IRS1. Besides, the APEX and PdBI continuum maps at 350 \micron\ and 3.5 mm, respectively, reveal additional clumps in the continuum emission. Given the modeling results and the observed morphology of the emission, we propose a scenario consisting of a central embedded Class 0 object, HH 80N-IRS1, with the rest of material of the HH 80N core possibly undergoing fragmentation that may lead to the formation of several protostars

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