Dust Embedded Sources at the Galactic Center. 2 to 4$μ$m imaging and spectroscopy in the central parsec

Details Dust Embedded Sources at the Galactic Center. 2 to 4$μ$m imaging and spectroscopy in the central parsec Dust Embedded Sources at the Galactic Center. 2 to 4$μ$m imaging and spectroscopy in the central parsec

2004-06-07

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406154v1

Astron.Astrophys. 425 (2004) 529-542

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

19 pages. 19 figures. 6 tables. Accepted in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20035807

We present the first L-band spectroscopic observations for a dozen stellar sources in the central 0.5 pc of the GC stellar cluster that are bright in the 2-4 micron wavelength domain. With the aid of additional K-band spectroscopic data, we derive optical depth spectra of the sources after fitting their continuum emission with a single reddened blackbody continuum. We also derive intrinsic source spectra by correcting the line of sight extinction via the optical depth spectrum of a late type star that is most likely not affected by local dust emission or extinction at the Galactic Center. The good agreement between the two approaches shows that the overall variation of the line-of-sight extinction across the central 0.5 pc is $\Delta A_{\mathrm{K}}\leq0.5$ mag. The extinction corrected spectra of the hot He-stars are in good agreement with pure Rayleigh Jeans continuum spectra. The intrinsic spectra of all other sources are in agreement with continuum emission and absorption features due to the dust in which they are embedded. We interprete both facts as evidence that a significant amount of the absorption takes place within the central parsec of the Galactic Center and is most likely associated with the individual sources there. We find absorption features at 3.0 micron, 3.4 micron, and 3.48 micron wavelength. Correlations between all three features show that they are very likely to arise in the ISM of the central 0.5 pc. Spectroscopy of high MIR-excess sources 0.5'' north of the IRS 13 complex is largely consistent with them being YSOs. However, a bow-shock nature of these sources cannot be excluded.

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