First Spectroscopic Identification of Massive Young Stellar Objects in the Galactic Center

Details First Spectroscopic Identification of Massive Young Stellar Objects in the Galactic Center First Spectroscopic Identification of Massive Young Stellar Objects in the Galactic Center

2009-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/0907.4752v1

Astrophys.J.702:L128-L132,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters

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We report the detection of several molecular gas-phase and ice absorption features in three photometrically-selected young stellar object (YSO) candidates in the central 280 pc of the Milky Way. Our spectra, obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) onboard the Spitzer Space Telescope, reveal gas-phase absorption from CO2 (15.0um), C2H2 (13.7um) and HCN (14.0um). We attribute this absorption to warm, dense gas in massive YSOs. We also detect strong and broad 15um CO2 ice absorption features, with a remarkable double-peaked structure. The prominent long-wavelength peak is due to CH3OH-rich ice grains, and is similar to those found in other known massive YSOs. Our IRS observations demonstrate the youth of these objects, and provide the first spectroscopic identification of massive YSOs in the Galactic Center.

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