- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/644/990
- Title:
- Sub-mm clumps at 450 and 850{mu}m in M17
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/644/990
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have mapped a 5.5x5.5pc portion of the M17 massive star-forming region in both 850 and 450{mu}m dust continuum emission using the Submillimeter Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). The maps reveal more than 100 dusty clumps with deconvolved linear sizes of ~0.05-0.2pc and masses of ~0.8-120M_{sun}_, most of which are not associated with known mid-infrared point sources. Fitting the clump mass function with a double power law gives a mean power-law exponent of {alpha}high=-2.4+/-0.3 for the high-mass power law, consistent with the exponent of the Salpeter stellar mass function. We show that a lognormal clump mass distribution with a peak at 4M_{sun}_ produces as good a fit to the clump mass function as does a double power law. This 4M_{sun}_ peak mass is well above the peak masses of both the stellar initial mass function and the mass function of clumps in low-mass star-forming regions. Despite the difference in intrinsic mass scale, the shape of the M17 clump mass function appears to be consistent with the shape of the core mass function in low-mass star-forming regions. Thus, we suggest that the clump mass function in high-mass star-forming regions may be a scaled up version of that in low-mass regions, instead of its extension to higher masses.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/639/259
- Title:
- Sub-mm clumps in Orion B South molecular cloud
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/639/259
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from a survey of a 1300arcmin^2^ region of the Orion B South molecular cloud, including NGC 2024, NGC 2023, and the Horsehead Nebula (B33), obtained using the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). Submillimeter continuum observations at 450 and 850{mu}m are discussed. Using an automated algorithm, 57 discrete emission features ("clumps") are identified in the 850{mu}m map.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/773/168
- Title:
- Submm fluxes of very low-mass stars and BDs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/773/168
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present SCUBA-2 850{mu}m observations of seven very low mass stars (VLMS) and brown dwarfs (BDs). Three are in Taurus and four in the TW Hydrae Association (TWA), and all are classical T Tauri (cTT) analogs. We detect two of the three Taurus disks (one only marginally), but none of the TWA ones. For standard grains in cTT disks, our 3{sigma} limits correspond to a dust mass of 1.2M_{Earth}_ in Taurus and a mere 0.2M_{Earth}_ in the TWA (3-10x deeper than previous work). We combine our data with other submillimeter/millimeter (sub-mm/mm) surveys of Taurus, {rho} Oph, and the TWA to investigate the trends in disk mass and grain growth during the cTT phase.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/466/1065
- Title:
- submm images of IRAS 05358+3543
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/466/1065
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We study the small-scale structure of massive star-forming regions through interferometric observations in several (sub)mm wavelength bands. These observations resolve multiple sources, yield mass and column density estimates, and give information about the density profiles as well as the dust and temperature properties.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/411/505
- Title:
- Sub-mm observations in Extended Chandra DFS
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/411/505
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a joint analysis of the overlapping Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimetre Telescope (BLAST) 250, 350, 500um, and LABOCA 870um observations [from the LABOCA ECDFS Submm Survey (LESS) survey] of the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South. Out to z~3, the BLAST filters sample near the peak wavelength of thermal far-infrared (FIR) emission from galaxies (rest-frame wavelengths ~60-200um), primarily produced by dust heated through absorption in star-forming clouds. However, identifying counterparts to individual BLAST peaks is very challenging, given the large beams [full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) 36-60 arcsec]. In contrast, the ground-based 870um observations have a significantly smaller 19 arcsec FWHM beam, and are sensitive to higher redshifts (z~1-5, and potentially beyond) due to the more favourable negative K-correction. We use the LESS data, as well as deep Spitzer and VLA imaging, to identify 118 individual sources that produce significant emission in the BLAST bands.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/384/1611
- Title:
- Submm observations in gravitational lenses
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/384/1611
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have conducted a submillimetre mapping survey of faint, gravitationally lensed sources, where we have targeted 12 galaxy clusters and additionally the New Technology Telescope (NTT) Deep Field. The total area surveyed is 71.5arcmin^2^ in the image plane; correcting for gravitational lensing, the total area surveyed is 40arcmin^2^ in the source plane for a typical source redshift z>>2.5. In the deepest maps, an image plane depth of 1{sigma} rms ~0.8mJy is reached. This survey is the largest survey to date to reach such depths. In total 59 sources were detected, including three multiply imaged sources. The gravitational lensing makes it possible to detect sources with flux density below the blank field confusion limit. The lensing-corrected fluxes range from 0.11 to 19mJy. After correcting for multiplicity, there are 10 sources with fluxes <2mJy of which seven have submJy fluxes, doubling the number of such sources known. Number counts are determined below the confusion limit. At 1mJy, the integrated number count is ~10^4^deg^-2^, and at 0.5mJy it is ~2x10^4^deg^-2^. Based on the number counts, at a source plan flux limit of 0.1mJy, essentially all of the 850-m background emission has been resolved. The dominant contribution (>50 per cent) to the integrated background arises from sources with fluxes S850 between 0.4 and 2.5mJy, while the bright sources S850>6mJy contribute only 10 per cent.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/559/A82
- Title:
- Sub-mm observations of IRS43 and IRS63
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/559/A82
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A fundamental part of the study of star formation is to place young stellar objects in an evolutionary sequence. Establishing a robust evolutionary classification scheme allows us not only to understand how the Sun was born but also to predict what kind of main sequence star a given protostar will become. Traditionally, low-mass young stellar objects are classified according to the shape of their spectral energy distributions. Such methods are, however, prone to misclassification due to degeneracy and do not constrain the temporal evolution. More recently, young stellar objects have been classified based on envelope, disk, and stellar masses determined from resolved images of their continuum and line emission at submillimeter wavelengths. Through detailed modeling of two Class I sources, we aim at determining accurate velocity profiles and explore the role of freeze-out chemistry in such objects. We present new Submillimeter Array observations of the continuum and HCO^+^ line emission at 1.1mm toward two protostars, IRS 63 and IRS 43 in the Ophiuchus star forming region. The sources were modeled in detail using dust radiation transfer to fit the SED and continuum images and line radiation transfer to produce synthetic position-velocity diagrams. We used a chi^2^ search algorithm to find the best model fit to the data and to estimate the errors in the model variables. Our best fit models present disk, envelope, and stellar masses, as well as the HCO^+^ abundance and inclination of both sources. We also identify a ring structure with a radius of about 200AU in IRS 63. Conclusions. We find that freeze-out chemistry is important in IRS 63 but not for IRS 43. We show that the velocity field in IRS 43 is consistent with Keplerian rotation. Owing molecular depletion, it is not possible to draw a similar conclusion for IRS 63. We identify a ring-shaped structure in IRS 63 on the same spatial scale as the disk outer radius. No such structure is seen in IRS 43. We find that freeze-out chemistry is important in IRS 63 but not for IRS 43. We show that the velocity field in IRS 43 is consistent with Keplerian rotation. Owing molecular depletion, it is not possible to draw a similar conclusion for IRS 63. We identify a ring-shaped structure in IRS 63 on the same spatial scale as the disk outer radius. No such structure is seen in IRS 43.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/344/887
- Title:
- Sub-mm observations of the HDF
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/344/887
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present an extended analysis of the Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) observations of the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), expanding the areal coverage of the Hughes et al. (1998Natur.394..241H) study by a factor of ~1.8 and containing at least three further sources in addition to the five in that study. We also announce the public release of the reduced data products. The map is the deepest ever made in the submillimetre (submm), obtained in excellent conditions (median 850-{mu}m optical depth of 0.16).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/481/411
- Title:
- submm point sources from the Archeops experiment
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/481/411
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Archeops is a balloon-borne experiment, mainly designed to measure the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature anisotropies at high angular resolution (~12 arcminutes). By-products of the mission are shallow sensitivity maps over a large fraction of the sky (about 30 %) in the millimetre and submillimetre range at 143, 217, 353 and 545GHz. From these maps, we produce a catalog of bright submillimetre point sources. We present in this paper the processing and analysis of the Archeops point sources. Redundancy across detectors is the key factor allowing us to distinguish glitches from genuine point sources in the 20 independent maps. We look at the properties of the most reliable point sources, totalling 304. Fluxes range from 1 to 10000Jy (at the frequencies covering 143 to 545GHz). All sources are either planets (2) or of galactic origin. The longitude range is from 75 to 198-degrees. Some of the sources are associated with the well-known Lynds Nebulae and HII compact regions in the galactic plane. A large fraction of the sources have an IRAS counterpart. Except for Jupiter, Saturn, the Crab and Cas A, all sources show a dust-emission-like modified blackbody emission spectrum. Temperatures cover a range from 7 to 27K. For the coldest sources (T<10K), a steep nu^beta^ emissivity law is found with a surprising beta~3 to 4. An inverse relationship between T and beta is observed. The number density of sources at 353GHz with flux brighter than 100Jy is of the order of 1 per degree of Galactic longitude. These sources will provide a strong check for the calibration of the Planck HFI focal plane geometry as a complement to planets. These very cold sources observed by Archeops should be prime targets for mapping observations by the Akari and Herschel space missions and ground-based observatories.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/201/13
- Title:
- Submm polarization of Galactic clouds
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/201/13
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Hertz and SCUBA polarimeters, working at 350um and 850um, respectively, have measured the polarized emission in scores of Galactic clouds. Of the clouds in each data set, 17 were mapped by both instruments with good polarization signal-to-noise ratios. We present maps of each of these 17 clouds comparing the dual-wavelength polarization amplitudes and position angles at the same spatial locations.
