Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aj....128.2374s&link_type=abstract
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 128, Issue 5, pp. 2374-2387.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Infrared: Stars, Ism: Molecules, Radio Lines: Ism, Stars: Formation
Scientific paper
We present near-infrared and millimeter-wave observations of six high-mass star-forming regions in the fourth quadrant: RCW 108, G333.6, RCW 117, RCW 122, NGC 6334 I, and G351.6. These regions have heliocentric distances of 1.3-3.0 kpc and total luminosities ranging from 0.5 to 3×105 Lsolar. Millimeter maps taken in transitions of C18O, HC3N, 12C16O, and SiO with the Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope 15 m telescope detail the structure and kinematics of the clouds. Near-infrared K-band images of the same regions obtained with the MPG/ESO 2.2 m telescope are used to map the stellar surface density. The C18O (1-->0) line shows extended high column density gas, with column densities ranging from 1022 to 3×1023 cm-2 in contrast, the HC3N (15-->14) emission shows eight sharply peaked dense cores. We examine these cores for recent and ongoing star formation by searching for high-velocity, non-Gaussian wings on the CO (1-->0) and SiO (2-->1) lines, peaks in the surface density of stars, and positional coincidences with IRAS point sources, as well as masers and H II regions reported in the literature. All of the cores show evidence of ongoing star formation. NGC 6334 I(N) stands out as a unique case in which an outflow has formed and masers have appeared, but no IRAS source, K-band cluster, or UC H II region has yet appeared; our data support previous claims that this is a rare example of a core in the earliest stages of forming a cluster of high- and low-mass stars.
Based on observations conducted at the European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile.
Megeath Thomas S.
Sollins Peter K.
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