Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-10-15
Astrophys.J. 601 (2004) 952-961
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Astrophysical Journal, in press. 11 pages plus 6 figures (jpg format). See http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~dshepher/science.shtml for
Scientific paper
10.1086/380633
We have observed the W75 N massive star forming region in SiO(J=2-1 & J=1-0) at 3" - 5" resolution and in 6 cm, 2 cm, and 7 mm continuum emission at 1.4" - 0.2" resolution. The abundance ratio of [SiO]/[H2] is roughly 5-7 x 10^-11 which is typical for what is expected in the ambient component of molecular clouds with active star formation. The SiO morphology is diffuse and centered on the positions of the ultracompact HII regions - no collimated, neutral jet was discovered. The ionized gas surrounding the protostars have emission measures ranging from 1-15 x 10^6 pc cm^-6, densities from 0.4-5 x 10^4 cm^-3, and derived spectral types of the central ionizing stars ranging from B0.5 to B2. Most of the detected sources have spectral indicies which suggest optically thin to moderately optically thick HII regions produced by a central ionizing star. The spread in ages between the oldest and youngest early-B protostars in the W75 N cluster is 0.1-5 x 10^6 years. This evolutionary timescale for W75 N is consistent with that found for early-B stars born in clusters forming more massive stars (Mstar > 25 Msun).
Kurtz Stan E.
Shepherd Debra S.
Testi Leonard
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