Two Massive, Low-Luminosity Cores Toward Infrared Dark Clouds

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2009-09-27

arxiv.org/abs/0909.4910v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

6 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication by the Astrophysical Journal

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This article presents high-resolution interferometric mosaics in the 850 micron waveband of two massive, quiescent infrared dark clouds. The two clouds were chosen based on their likelihood to represent environments preceding the formation of massive stars. The brightest compact sources detected in each cloud have masses of approximately 110 and 60 solar masses with radii < 0.1 pc, implying mean volume densities of approximately 1 million particles per cubic centimeter and mean column densities of about 1 gram per square centimeter. Supplementary data show these cores to be cold and inactive. Low upper limits to their bolometric luminosities and temperatures place them at a very early stage of evolution while current models of massive star formation suggest they have the potential to form massive stars.

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