Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-04-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Conference Proceedings of the Galactic Center Workshop 2002, November 3-8, 2002, Kailua
Scientific paper
10.1002/asna.200385030
We present millimetre and NIR molecular-line observations of the Tornado nebula and its Eye. The observations were motivated by the presence of OH(1720 MHz) maser emission towards the nebula, believed to be an indicator of interaction between a supernova remnant and a molecular cloud. We found that the distribution of molecular gas around the Tornado complements its radio morphology, implying that the nebula's appearance has been influenced by the structure of the surrounding molecular gas. Our NIR H$_2$ observations revealed the presence of shocked molecular gas at the location where the nebula is expanding into the surrounding molecular cloud. It has been suggested that the Eye of the Tornado is related to the nebula on the basis of their apparent proximity. Our NIR and millimetre-line observations show that the two objects are not spatially related. Br $\gamma$ line emission, in conjuction with IR data at longer wavelengths and high-resolution radio continuum observations, suggests that the Eye is a massive protostellar source deeply embedded within a dense molecular core.
Burton Marcia
Green Adam
Lazendic Jasmina
Wardle Mark
Whiteoak John
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