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Description
We have mapped the G287.84-0.82 cometary globule (with the Treasure Chest cluster embedded in it) in the South Pillars region of Carina (i) in [CII], 63um [OI] , and CO(11-10) using the heterodyne receiver array upGREAT on SOFIA and (ii) in J=2-1 transitions of CO, ^13^CO, C^18^O and J=3-2 transitions of H_2_CO using the APEX telescope in Chile. We use these data to probe the morphology, kinematics, and physical conditions of the molecular gas and the photon dominated regions (PDRs) in G287.84-0.82. The velocity-resolved observations of [CII] and [OI] suggest that the overall structure of the pillar (with red-shifted photo evaporating tails) is consistent with the effect of FUV radiation and winds from eta-Car and O stars in Trumpler 16. The gas in the head of the pillar is strongly influenced by the embedded cluster, whose brightest member is an O9.5 V star, CPD -59 2661. The emission of the [CII] and [OI] lines peak at a position close to the embedded star, while all the other tracers peak at another position lying to the north-east consistent with gas being compressed by the expanding PDR created by the embedded cluster. The molecular gas inside the globule is probed with the J=2-1 transitions of CO and isotopologues as well as H_2_CO, and analyzed using a non-LTE model (escape-probability approach), while we use PDR models to derive the physical conditions of the PDR. We identify at least two PDR gas components; the diffuse part (~10^4cm^-3^) is traced by [CII], while the dense (n~2-8x10^5^cm^-3^) part is traced by [CII], [OI], CO(11-10). Using the the F=2-1 transition of [^13^CII] detected at 50 positions in the region, we derive optical depths (0.9-5), excitation temperatures of [CII] (80-255K), and N(C+) of 0.3-1x10^19^cm^-2^. The total mass of the globule is ~1000M_{sun}_, about half of which is traced by [CII]. The dense PDR gas has a thermal pressure of 10^7-10^8K/cm^3^, which is similar to the values observed in other regions.
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