Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-04-03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
14 pages, 12 figures, 5 tables. Accepted for publication by A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20065132
Up to now only a few intermediate-mass molecular outflows have been studied with enough high-angular resolution. The aim of this work is to study in detail the intermediate-mass YSO IRAS 22272+6358A, which is embedded in L1206, and its molecular outflow, in order to investigate the interaction of the outflow with the dense protostellar material, and to compare their properties with those of lower mas counterparts. We carried out OVRO observations of the 2.7 mm continuum emission, CO(1-0), C18O(1-0), and HC3N(12-11) in order to map with high-angular resolution the core of L1206, and to derive the properties of the dust emission, the molecular outflow and the dense protostellar envelope. The 2.7 mm continuum emission has been resolved into four sources, labeled OVRO~1, 2, 3, and 4. The intermediate-mass Class~0/I object OVRO 2, with a mass traced by the dust emission of 14.2 Msun, is the source associated with IRAS 22272+6358A. The CO(1-0) observations have revealed a very collimated outflow driven by OVRO 2, at a PA ~140 degr, that has a very weak southeastern red lobe and a much stronger northwestern blue lobe. Photodissociation toward the red lobe produced by the ionization front coming from the bright-rimmed diffuse HII region could be responsible of the morphology of the outflow. The spatial correlation between the outflow and the elongated dense protostellar material traced by HC3N(12-11) suggests an interaction between the molecular outflow and the protostellar envelope. Shocks produced by the molecular outflow, and possibly by the shock front preceding the ionization front could account for the southern enhancement of HC3N. The properties of the intermediate-mass protostar OVRO 2 and the molecular outflow are consistent with those of lower mass counterparts.
Beltran Maria-Teresa
Estalella Robert
Girart Josep Miquel
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