- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/599/A139
- Title:
- ATLASGAL massive clumps dust characterization
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/599/A139
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The ATLASGAL survey provides an ideal basis for detailed studies of large numbers of massive star forming clumps covering the whole range of evolutionary stages. The ATLASGAL Top100 is a sample of clumps selected from their infrared and radio properties to be representative for the whole range of evolutionary stages. The ATLASGAL Top100 sources are the focus of a number of detailed follow-up studies that will be presented in a series of papers. In the present work we use the dust continuum emission to constrain the physical properties of this sample and identify trends as a function of source evolution. We determine flux densities from mid-infrared to submm wavelength (8-870micron) images and use these values to fit their spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and determine their dust temperature and flux. Combining these with recent distances from the literature including maser parallax measurements we determine clump masses, luminosities and column densities. We find trends for increasing temperature, luminosity and column density with the proposed evolution sequence, confirming that this sample is representative of different evolutionary stages of massive star formation. We show that most of the sample has the ability to form massive stars (including the most massive O-type stars) and that the majority is gravitationally unstable and hence likely to be collapsing. The highest column density ATLASGAL sources presented cover the whole range of evolutionary stages from the youngest to the most evolved high-mass star forming clumps. Their study provides a unique starting point for more in-depth research on massive star formation in four distinct evolutionary stages whose well defined physical parameters afford more detailed studies. As most of the sample is closer than 5kpc, these sources are also ideal for follow-up observations with high spatial resolution.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/611/A6
- Title:
- ATLASGAL massive clumps H_2_CO data
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/611/A6
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Formaldehyde (H_2_CO) is a reliable tracer to accurately measure the physical parameters of dense gas in star-forming regions. We aim to determine directly the kinetic temperature and spatial density with formaldehyde for the ~100 brightest ATLASGAL-selected clumps (the TOP100 sample) at 870um representing various evolutionary stages of high-mass star formation. Ten transitions (J=3-2 and 4-3) of ortho- and para-H2CO near 211, 218, 225, and 291GHz were observed with the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) 12m telescope.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/435/400
- Title:
- ATLASGAL. Properties of compact HII regions
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/435/400
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a complete sample of molecular clumps containing compact and ultracompact HII (UC HII) regions between l=10{deg} and 60{deg} and |b|<1{deg}, identified by combining the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy submm and CORNISH radio continuum surveys with visual examination of archival infrared data. Our sample is complete to optically thin, compact and UC HII regions driven by a zero-age main-sequence star of spectral type B0 or earlier embedded within a 1000M_{sun}_ clump. In total we identify 213 compact and UC HII regions, associated with 170 clumps. Unambiguous kinematic distances are derived for these clumps and used to estimate their masses and physical sizes, as well as the Lyman continuum fluxes and sizes of their embedded HII regions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/764/133
- Title:
- Auriga-California giant molecular cloud
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/764/133
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have mapped the Auriga/California molecular cloud with the Herschel PACS and SPIRE cameras and the Bolocam 1.1mm camera on the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory with the eventual goal of quantifying the star formation and cloud structure in this giant molecular cloud (GMC) that is comparable in size and mass to the Orion GMC, but which appears to be forming far fewer stars. We have tabulated 60 compact 70/160 {mu}m sources that are likely pre-main-sequence objects and correlated those with Spitzer and WISE mid-IR sources. At 1.1 mm, we find 18 cold, compact sources and discuss their properties. The most important result from this part of our study is that we find a modest number of additional compact young objects beyond those identified at shorter wavelengths with Spitzer.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/606/L3
- Title:
- Barnard 1b CO, NH_2_D and SO images
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/606/L3
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The extremely young Class 0 object B1b-S and the first hydrostatic core (FSHC) candidate, B1b-N, provide a unique opportunity to study the chemical changes produced in the elusive transition from the prestellar core to the protostellar phase. We present 40"x70" images of Barnard 1b in the ^13^CO 1-0, C^18^O 1-0, NH_2_D 1(1,1)a-1(0,1)s, and SO 3(2)-2(1) lines obtained with the NOEMA interferometer. The observed chemical segregation allows us to unveil the physical structure of this young protostellar system down to scales of ~500au. The two protostellar objects are embedded in an elongated condensation, with a velocity gradient of ~0.2-0.4m/s/au in the east-west direction, reminiscent of an axial collapse. The NH_2_D data reveal cold and dense pseudo-disks (R~500-1000au) around each protostar. Moreover, we observe evidence of pseudo-disk rotation around B1b-S. We do not see any signature of the bipolar outflows associated with B1b-N and B1b-S, which were previously detected in H_2_CO and CH_3_OH, in any of the imaged species.The non-detection of SO constrains the SO/CH_3_OH abundance ratio in the high-velocity gas.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/606/A35
- Title:
- Barnard 1b-N and 1b-S 350GHz images
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/606/A35
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The formation epoch of protostellar disks is debated because of the competing roles of rotation, turbulence, and magnetic fields in the early stages of low-mass star formation. Magnetohydrodynamics simulations of collapsing cores predict that rotationally supported disks may form in strongly magnetized cores through ambipolar diffusion or misalignment between the rotation axis and the magnetic field orientation. Detailed studies of individual sources are needed to cross check the theoretical predictions. We present 0.06-0.1arcsec resolution images at 350GHz toward B1b-N and B1b-S, which are young class 0 protostars, possibly first hydrostatic cores. The images have been obtained with ALMA, and we compare these data with magnetohydrodynamics simulations of a collapsing turbulent and magnetized core. The submillimeter continuum emission is spatially resolved by ALMA. Compact structures with optically thick 350GHz emission are detected toward both B1b-N and B1b-S, with 0.2 and 0.35arcsec radii (46 and 80au at the Perseus distance of 230pc), within a more extended envelope. The flux ratio between the compact structure and the envelope is lower in B1b-N than in B1b-S, in agreement with its earlier evolutionary status. The size and orientation of the compact structure are consistent with 0.2arcsec resolution 32GHz observations obtained with the Very Large Array as a part of the VANDAM survey, suggesting that grains have grown through coagulation. The morphology, temperature, and densities of the compact structures are consistent with those of disks formed in numerical simulations of collapsing cores. Moreover, the properties of B1b-N are consistent with those of a very young protostar, possibly a first hydrostatic core. These observations provide support for the early formation of disks around low-mass protostars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/577/L2
- Title:
- Barnard 1b-N and 1b-S nascent bipolar outflows
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/577/L2
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In the theory of star formation, the first hydrostatic core (FHSC) phase is a critical step in which a condensed object emerges from a prestellar core. This step lasts about one thousand years, a very short time compared with the lifetime of prestellar cores, and therefore is hard to detect unambiguously. We present IRAM Plateau de Bure observations of the Barnard 1b dense molecular core, combining detections of H2CO and CH3OH spectral lines and dust continuum at 2.3" resolution (~500AU). The two compact cores B1b-N and B1b-S are detected in the dust continuum at 2mm, with fluxes that agree with their spectral energy distribution. Molecular outflows associated with both cores are detected. They are inclined relative to the direction of the magnetic field, in agreement with predictions of collapse in turbulent and magnetized gas with a ratio of mass to magnetic flux somewhat higher than the critical value, {mu}~2-7. The outflow associated with B1b-S presents sharp spatial structures, with ejection velocities of up to ~7km/s from the mean velocity. Its dynamical age is estimated to be ~2000yr. The B1b-N outflow is smaller and slower, with a short dynamical age of ~1000yr. The B1b-N outflow mass, mass-loss rate, and mechanical luminosity agree well with theoretical predictions of FHSC. These observations confirm the early evolutionary stage of B1b-N and the slightly more evolved stage of B1b-S.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/612/A79
- Title:
- Barnard 30 dark cloud IR and submm data
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/612/A79
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The early evolutionary stage of brown dwarfs (BDs) is not very well characterized, especially during the embedded phase. Our goal is to gain insight into the dominant formation mechanism of very low-mass objects and BDs. We have conducted deep observations at 870um obtained with the LABOCA bolometer at the APEX telescope in order to identify young submillimeter (submm) sources in the Barnard 30 dark cloud. We have complemented these data with multi-wavelength observations from the optical to the far-IR and compiled complete spectral energy distributions in order to identify the counterparts, characterize the sources and to assess their membership to the association and stellar or substellar status based on the available photometric information. We have identified 34 submm sources and a substantial number of possible and probable Barnard 30 members within each individual APEX/LABOCA beam. They can be classified into three distinct groups. First, 15 of these 34 have a clear optical or IR counterpart to the submm peak and nine of them are potential proto-BD candidates. Moreover, a substantial number of them could be multiple systems. A second group of 13 sources comprises candidate members with significant infrared excesses located away from the central submm emission. All of them include BD candidates, some displaying IR excess, but their association with submm emission is unclear. In addition, we have found six starless cores and, based on the total dust mass estimate, three might be pre-substellar (or pre-BDs) cores. Finally, the complete characterization of our APEX/LABOCA sources, focusing on those detected at 24 and/or 70um, indicates that in our sample of 34 submm sources there are, at least: two WTTs, four CTTs, five young stellar objects, eight proto-BD candidates (with another three dubious cases), and one very low luminosity objects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/604/A52
- Title:
- B213 filament 150 and 260GHz emission maps
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/604/A52
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The characterization of dust properties in the interstellar medium (ISM) is key for understanding the physics and chemistry of star formation. Mass estimates are crucial to determine gravitational collapse conditions for the birth of new stellar objects in molecular clouds. However, most of these estimates rely on dust models that need further observational constraints to capture the relevant parameters variations depending on the local environment: from clouds to prestellar and protostellar cores. We present results of a new study of dust emissivity changes based on millimeter (mm) continuum data obtained with the NIKA camera at the IRAM-30m telescope. Observing dust emission at 1.15mm and 2mm allows us to constrain the dust emissivity index, {beta}, in the Rayleigh-Jeans tail of the dust spectral energy distribution (SED) far from its peak emission, where the contribution of other parameters (i.e. dust temperature) is more important. Focusing on the Taurus molecular cloud, one of the most famous low-mass star-forming regions in the Gould Belt, we analyze the emission properties of several distinct objects in the B213 filament. This sub-parsec size region is of particular interest since it is characterized by the presence of a collection of evolutionary stages of early star formation: three prestellar cores, two Class-0/I protostellar cores and one Class-II object. We are therefore able to compare dust properties among a sequence of sources that likely derive from the same parent filament. By means of the ratio of the two NIKA channel-maps, we show that in the Rayleigh-Jeans approximation, {beta}_RJ_ varies among the objects: it decreases from prestellar cores ({beta}_RJ_~2) to protostellar cores ({beta}_RJ_~1) and the Class-II object ({beta}_RJ_~0). For one prestellar and two protostellar cores, we produce a robust study using available Herschel data to constrain the dust temperature of the sources. By using the Abel transform inversion technique we get accurate radial temperature profiles that allow us to obtain radial {beta} profiles. We find systematic spatial variations of {beta} in the protostellar cores that is not observed in the prestellar core. While in the former case {beta} decreases toward the center (with {beta} varying between 1 and 2), in the latter it remains constant ({beta}=2.4+/-0.3). Moreover, the dust emissivity index appears anticorrelated with the dust temperature. We discuss the implication of these results in terms of dust grain evolution between pre- and protostellar cores.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/799/29
- Title:
- BGPS. XII. DR2 distance catalog
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/799/29
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present an expanded distance catalog for 1710 molecular cloud structures identified in the Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey (BGPS) version 2, representing a nearly threefold increase over the previous BGPS distance catalog. We additionally present a new method for incorporating extant data sets into our Bayesian distance probability density function (DPDF) methodology. To augment the dense-gas tracers (e.g., HCO^+^(3-2), NH_3_(1,1)) used to derive line-of-sight velocities for kinematic distances, we utilize the Galactic Ring Survey (GRS) ^13^CO(1-0) data to morphologically extract velocities for BGPS sources. The outline of a BGPS source is used to select a region of the GRS ^13^CO data, along with a reference region to subtract enveloping diffuse emission, to produce a line profile of ^13^CO matched to the BGPS source. For objects with a HCO^+^(3-2) velocity, ~95% of the new ^13^CO(1-0) velocities agree with that of the dense gas. A new prior DPDF for kinematic distance ambiguity (KDA) resolution, based on a validated formalism for associating molecular cloud structures with known objects from the literature, is presented. We demonstrate this prior using catalogs of masers with trigonometric parallaxes and H II regions with robust KDA resolutions. The distance catalog presented here contains well-constrained distance estimates for 20% of BGPS V2 sources, with typical distance uncertainties <~0.5kpc. Approximately 75% of the well-constrained sources lie within 6 kpc of the Sun, concentrated in the Scutum-Centaurus arm. Galactocentric positions of objects additionally trace out portions of the Sagittarius, Perseus, and Outer arms in the first and second Galactic quadrants, and we also find evidence for significant regions of interarm dense gas.
