- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/834/122
- Title:
- Massive star formation in the LMC. I. N159 & N160
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/834/122
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present images and spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of massive young stellar objects (YSOs) in three star-forming H II regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud: N159A, N159 Papillon, and N160. We use photometry from SOFIA/FORCAST at 25.3-37.1{mu}m to constrain model fits to the SEDs and determine luminosities, ages, and dust content of the embedded YSOs and their local environments. By placing these sources on mid-infrared color-magnitude and color-color diagrams, we analyze their dust properties and consider their evolutionary status. Since each object in the FORCAST images has an obvious bright near-infrared counterpart in Spitzer Space Telescope images, we do not find any evidence for new, very cool, previously undiscovered Class 0 YSOs. Additionally, based on its mid-infrared colors and model parameters, N159A is younger than N160 and the Papillon. The nature of the first extragalactic protostars in N159, P1, and P2, is also discussed.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/636/A54
- Title:
- Massive young stellar objects in 30 Doradus
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/636/A54
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The process of massive star (M>=8M_{sun}_) formation is still poorly understood. Observations of massive young stellar objects (MYSOs) are challenging due to their rarity, short formation timescale, large distances, and high circumstellar extinction. Here, we present the results of a spectroscopic analysis of a population of MYSOs in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We took advantage of the spectral resolution and wavelength coverage of X-shooter (300-2500nm), which is mounted on the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope, to detect characteristic spectral features in a dozen MYSO candidates near 30 Doradus, the largest starburst region in the Local Group hosting the most massive stars known. The X-shooter spectra are strongly contaminated by nebular emission. We used a scaling method to subtract the nebular contamination from our objects. We detect H{alpha},{beta}, [OI] 630.0nm, CaII infrared triplet, [FeII] 1643.5nm, fluorescent FeII 1687.8nm, H_2_ 2121.8nm, Br{gamma}, and CO bandhead emission in the spectra of multiple candidates. This leads to the spectroscopic confirmation of ten candidates as bona fide MYSOs. We compared our observations with photometric observations from the literature and find all MYSOs to have a strong near-infrared excess. We computed lower limits to the brightness and luminosity of the MYSO candidates, confirming the near-infrared excess and the massive nature of the objects. No clear correlation is seen between the Br_gamma luminosity and metallicity. Combining our sample with other LMC samples results in a combined detection rate of disk features such as fluorescent Fe II and CO bandheads which is consistent with the Galactic rate (40%). Most of our MYSOs show outflow features.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/876/70
- Title:
- Massive YSOs in the IR dark cloud G79.3+0.3
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/876/70
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- G79.3+0.3 is an infrared dark cloud in the Cygnus-X complex that is home to massive deeply embedded young stellar objects (YSOs). We have produced a Submillimeter Array (SMA) 1.3mm continuum image and ^12^CO line maps of the eastern section of G79.3+0.3 in which we detect five separate YSOs. We have estimated physical parameters for these five YSOs and others in the vicinity of G79.3+0.3 by fitting existing photometry from Spitzer, Herschel, and ground-based telescopes to spectral energy distribution models. Through these model fits we find that the most massive YSOs seen in the SMA 1.3mm continuum emission have masses in the 5-6M_{sun}_ range. One of the SMA sources was observed to power a massive collimated ^12^CO outflow extending at least 0.94pc in both directions from the protostar, with a total mass of 0.83M_{sun}_ and a dynamical timescale of 23kyr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/654/A109
- Title:
- Massive YSOs VLTI observations
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/654/A109
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Circumstellar discs are essential for high mass star formation, while multiplicity, in particular binarity, appears to be an inevitable outcome since the vast majority of massive stars (>8M_{sun}_) are found in binaries (up to 100%). We spatially resolve and constrain the sizes of the dust and ionised gas emission of the innermost regions towards a sample of MYSOs for the first time, and provide high-mass binary statistics of young stars at 2-300au scales. We observe six MYSOs with VLTI (GRAVITY, AMBER), to resolve and characterise the 2.2um hot dust emission originating from the inner rim of circumstellar discs around MYSOs, and the associated Br{gamma} emission from ionised gas. We fit simple geometrical models to the interferometric observables, and determine the inner radius of the dust emission. We place MYSOs with K-band measurements in a size-luminosity diagram for the first time, and compare our findings to T Tauris and Herbig AeBes. We also compare the observed K-band sizes to the sublimation radius predicted by three different disc scenarios. Lastly, we apply binary geometries to trace close binarity among MYSOs. When the inner sizes of MYSOs are compared to those of lower mass Herbig AeBe and T Tauri stars, they appear to follow a universal trend at which the sizes scale with the square-root of the stellar luminosity. The Br{gamma} emission originates from a similar or somewhat smaller and co-planar area compared to the 2.2um continuum emission. We discuss this new finding with respect to disc-wind or jet origin. Finally, we report an MYSO binary fraction of 17-25% at milli-arcsecond separations (2-300au). The size-luminosity diagram indicates that the inner regions of discs around young stars scale with luminosity independently of the stellar mass. At the targeted scales (2-300au), the MYSO binary fraction is lower than what was previously reported for the more evolved main sequence massive stars, which, if further confirmed, could implicate the predictions from massive binary formation theories. Lastly, we spatially resolve the crucial star/disc interface in a sample of MYSOs, showing that au-scale discs are prominent in high-mass star formation and similar to their low-mass equivalents.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/832/87
- Title:
- Members of the young open cluster IC 2395
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/832/87
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new deep UBVRI images and high-resolution multi-object optical spectroscopy of the young (~6-10Myr old), relatively nearby (800pc) open cluster IC 2395. We identify nearly 300 cluster members and use the photometry to estimate their spectral types, which extend from early B to middle M. We also present an infrared imaging survey of the central region using the IRAC and MIPS instruments on board the Spitzer Space Telescope, covering the wavelength range from 3.6 to 24{mu}m. Our infrared observations allow us to detect dust in circumstellar disks originating over a typical range of radii from ~0.1 to ~10 au from the central star. We identify 18 Class II, 8 transitional disk, and 23 debris disk candidates, respectively, 6.5%, 2.9%, and 8.3% of the cluster members with appropriate data. We apply the same criteria for transitional disk identification to 19 other stellar clusters and associations spanning ages from ~1 to ~18Myr. We find that the number of disks in the transitional phase as a fraction of the total with strong 24{mu}m excesses ([8]-[24]>=1.5) increases from (8.4+/-1.3)% at ~3Myr to (46+/-5)% at ~10Myr. Alternative definitions of transitional disks will yield different percentages but should show the same trend.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/633/A155
- Title:
- M8, G333.6-0.2 and NGC6357 young stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/633/A155
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The identification and characterisation of populations of young massive stars in (giant) HII regions provides important constraints on i) the formation process of massive stars and their early feedback on the environment, and ii) the initial conditions for population synthesis models predicting the evolution of ensembles of stars. We identify and characterise the stellar populations of the following young giant HII regions: M8, G333.6-0.2, and NGC6357. We have acquired H- and K-band spectra of around 200 stars using The K-band Multi Object Spectrograph (KMOS) on the ESO Very Large Telescope. The targets for M8 and NGC6357 were selected from the Massive Young Star-Forming Complex Study in Infrared and X-ray (MYStIX), which combines X-ray observations with near-infrared and mid-infrared data. For G333.6-0.2, the sample selection is based on the near-infrared colours combined with X-ray data. We introduce an automatic spectral classification method in order to obtain temperatures and luminosities for the observed stars. We analysed the stellar populations using their photometric, astrometric, and spectroscopic properties and compared the position of the stars in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram with stellar evolution models to constrain their ages and mass ranges. We confirm the presence of candidate ionising sources in the three regions and report new ones, including the first spectroscopically identified O stars in G333.6-0.2. In M8 and NGC6357, two populations are identified: (i) OB main-sequence stars (M>5M_{sun}_) and (ii) pre-main sequence stars (M~=0.5-5M_{sun}_). The ages of the clusters are ~1-3Myr, <3Myr, and 0.5-3Myr for M8, G333.6-0.2, and NGC6357, respectively. We show that MYStIX selected targets have >90% probability of being members of the HII region, whereas a selection based on near infrared (NIR) colours leads to a membership probability of only 70%.
237. MHO Catalogue
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/511/A24
- Title:
- MHO Catalogue
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/511/A24
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalogue of Molecular Hydrogen emission-line Objects (MHOs) in outflows from young stars, most of which are deeply embedded. All objects are identified in the near-infrared lines of molecular hydrogen, all reside in the Milky Way, and all are associated with jets or molecular outflows. Objects in both low and high-mass star forming regions are included. This catalogue complements the existing database of Herbig-Haro objects; indeed, for completeness, HH objects that are detected in H_2_ emission are included in the MHO catalogue.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/462/1444
- Title:
- MHO catalogue for Cassiopeia and Auriga
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/462/1444
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the analysis of 35.5deg^2^ of images in the 1-0 S(1) line of H_2_ from the UK Widefield Infrared Survey for H_2_ (UWISH2) towards Cassiopeia and Auriga. We have identified 98 Molecular Hydrogen emission-line Objects (MHOs) driven by Young Stellar Objects, 60 per cent of which are bipolar outflows and all are new discoveries. We estimate that the UWISH2-extended emission object catalogue contains fewer than 2 per cent false positives and is complete at the 95 per cent level for jets and outflows brighter than the UWISH2 detection limit. We identified reliable driving source candidates for three quarters of the detected outflows, 40 per cent of which are associated with groups and clusters of stars. The driving source candidates are 20 per cent protostars, the remainder are Classical T-Tauri Stars. We also identified 15 new star cluster candidates near MHOs in the survey area. We find that the typical outflow identified in the sample has the following characteristics: the position angles are randomly orientated; bipolar outflows are straight within a few degrees; the two lobes are slightly asymmetrical in length and brightness; the length and brightness of the lobes are not correlated; typical time gaps between major ejections of material are 1-3 kyr, hence FU-Ori or EX-Ori eruptions are most likely not the cause of these, but we suggest MNors as a possible source. Furthermore, we find that outflow lobe length distributions are statistically different from the widely used total length distributions. There are a larger than expected number of bright outflows indicating that the flux distribution does not follow a power law.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/421/3257
- Title:
- MHO catalogue for Serpens and Aquila
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/421/3257
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Jets and outflows from young stellar objects (YSOs) are important signposts of currently ongoing star formation. In order to study these objects, we are conducting an unbiased survey along the Galactic plane in the 1-0 S(1) emission line of molecular hydrogen at 2.122 um using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope. In this paper, we are focusing on a 33-deg^2^-sized region in Serpens and Aquila (18{deg}<l<30{deg}; -1.5{deg}<b<+1.5{deg}). We trace 131 jets and outflows from YSOs, which results in a 15-fold increase in the total number of known molecular hydrogen outflows. Compared to this, the total integrated 1-0 S(1) flux of all objects just about doubles, since the known objects occupy the bright end of the flux distribution. Our completeness limit is 3x10^-18^W/m^2^ with 70 per cent of the objects having fluxes of less than 10^-17^W/m^2^.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/844/38
- Title:
- MHOs toward 22 regions with H2 fluxes
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/844/38
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a narrow-band near-infrared imaging survey for Molecular Hydrogen emission-line Objects (MHOs) toward 26 regions containing high-mass protostellar candidates and massive molecular outflows. We have detected a total of 236 MHOs, 156 of which are new detections, in 22 out of the 26 regions. We use H_2_2.12{mu}m/H_2_2.25{mu}m flux ratios, together with morphology, to separate the signatures of fluorescence associated with photo- dissociation regions (PDRs) from shocks associated with outflows in order to identify the MHOs. PDRs have typical low flux ratios of ~1.5-3, while the vast majority of MHOs display flux ratios typical of C-type shocks (~6-20). A few MHOs exhibit flux ratios consistent with expected values for J-type shocks (~3-4), but these are located in regions that may be contaminated with fluorescent emission. Some previously reported MHOs have low flux ratios, and are likely parts of PDRs rather than shocks indicative of outflows. We identify a total of 36 outflows across the 22 target regions where MHOs were detected. In over half these regions, MHO arrangements and fluorescent structures trace features present in CO outflow maps, suggesting that the CO emission traces a combination of dynamical effects, which may include gas entrained in expanding PDRs as well as bipolar outflows. Where possible, we link MHO complexes to distinct outflows and identify candidate driving sources.
