- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/213/13
- Title:
- 1.3mm polarization maps of star-forming cores & SFRs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/213/13
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present {lambda}1.3mm Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy observations of dust polarization toward 30 star-forming cores and eight star-forming regions from the TADPOL survey. We show maps of all sources, and compare the ~2.5" resolution TADPOL maps with ~20" resolution polarization maps from single-dish submillimeter telescopes. Here we do not attempt to interpret the detailed B-field morphology of each object. Rather, we use average B-field orientations to derive conclusions in a statistical sense from the ensemble of sources, bearing in mind that these average orientations can be quite uncertain. We discuss three main findings. (1) A subset of the sources have consistent magnetic field (B-field) orientations between large (~20") and small (~2.5") scales. Those same sources also tend to have higher fractional polarizations than the sources with inconsistent large-to-small-scale fields. We interpret this to mean that in at least some cases B-fields play a role in regulating the infall of material all the way down to the ~1000AU scales of protostellar envelopes. (2) Outflows appear to be randomly aligned with B-fields; although, in sources with low polarization fractions there is a hint that outflows are preferentially perpendicular to small-scale B-fields, which suggests that in these sources the fields have been wrapped up by envelope rotation. (3) Finally, even at ~2.5" resolution we see the so-called polarization hole effect, where the fractional polarization drops significantly near the total intensity peak.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/202/1
- Title:
- 1mm spectral line survey toward GLIMPSE EGOs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/202/1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A northern subsample of 89 Spitzer GLIMPSE extended green objects (EGOs), the candidate massive young stellar objects, are surveyed for molecular lines in two 1GHz ranges: 251.5-252.5 and 260.188-261.188GHz. A comprehensive catalog of observed molecular line data and spectral plots are presented. Eight molecular species are undoubtedly detected: H^13^CO^+^, SiO, SO, CH_3_OH, CH_3_OCH_3_, CH_3_CH_2_CN, HCOOCH_3_, and HN^13^C. The H^13^CO^+^ 3-2 line is detected in 70 EGOs, among which 37 also show the SiO 6-5 line, demonstrating their association with dense gas and supporting the outflow interpretation of the extended 4.5um excess emission. Our major dense gas and outflow tracers (H^13^CO^+^, SiO, SO, and CH_3_OH) are combined with our previous survey of ^13^CO, ^12^CO, and C^18^O 1-0 toward the same sample of EGOs for a multi-line, multi-cloud analysis of linewidth and luminosity correlations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/588/A104
- Title:
- Molecular clouds and star formation
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/588/A104
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- As a part of the Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting (MWISP) survey, the aim is to study the physical properties of molecular clouds and their associated star formation toward the Galactic plane within 216.25{deg}<=l<=218.75{deg} and -0.75{deg}<=b<=1.25{deg}, which covers the molecular cloud complex S287. Using the 3x3 Superconducting Spectroscopic Array Receiver (SSAR) at the PMO-13.7m telescope, we performed a simultaneous ^12^CO (1-0), ^13^CO (1-0), C^18^O (1-0) mapping toward molecular clouds in a region encompassing 3.75 square degrees. The beam size is 52" for ^12^CO (1-0) and 55" for ^13^CO (1-0) and C^18^O (1-0).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/839/113
- Title:
- Molecular clouds with GLIMPSE/MIPSGAL data
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/839/113
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We study the star-formation (SF) law in 12 Galactic molecular clouds with ongoing high-mass star-formation (HMSF) activity, as traced by the presence of a bright IRAS source and other HMSF tracers. We define the molecular cloud (MC) associated with each IRAS source using ^13^CO line emission, and count the young stellar objects (YSOs) within these clouds using GLIMPSE and MIPSGAL 24{mu}m Spitzer databases. The masses for high-luminosity YSOs (L_bol_>10L_{sun}_) are determined individually using pre-main-sequence evolutionary tracks and the evolutionary stages of the sources, whereas a mean mass of 0.5M_{sun}_ was adopted to determine the masses in the low-luminosity YSO population. The star-formation rate surface density ({Sigma}SFR) corresponding to a gas surface density ({Sigma}gas) in each MC is obtained by counting the number of the YSOs within successive contours of ^13^CO line emission. We find a break in the relation between {Sigma}SFR and {Sigma}gas, with the relation being a power law ({Sigma}SFR{propto}{Sigma}gas^N^) with the index N varying between 1.4 and 3.6 above the break. The {Sigma}gas at the break is between 150-360M_{sun}_/pc^2^ for the sample clouds, which compares well with the threshold gas density found in recent studies of Galactic star-forming regions. Our clouds treated as a whole lie between the Kennicutt relation and the linear relation for Galactic and extra-galactic dense star-forming regions. We find a tendency for the high- mass YSOs to be found preferentially in dense regions at densities higher than 1200M_{sun}_/pc^2^ (~0.25g/cm^2^).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/570/A109
- Title:
- Molecular gas associated with IRAS 10361-5830
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/570/A109
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyze the distribution of the molecular gas and dust in the molecular clump linked to IRAS 10361-5830, located in the environs of the bubble-shaped HII region Gum 31 in the Carina region, with the aim of determining the main parameters of the associated material and of investigating the evolutionary state of the young stellar objects identified there.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/710/150
- Title:
- Molecular lines in EGOs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/710/150
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the first systematic survey of molecular lines (including HCO^+^(1-0) and ^12^CO, ^13^CO, C^18^O(1-0) lines at the 3mm band) toward a new sample of 88 massive young stellar object (MYSO) candidates associated with ongoing outflows (known as extended green objects or EGOs) identified from the Spitzer GLIMPSE survey in the northern hemisphere with the Purple Mountain Observatory 13.7m radio telescope. By analyzing the asymmetries of the optically thick line HCO^+^ for 69 of 72 EGOs with HCO^+^ detection, we found 29 sources with "blue asymmetric profiles" and 19 sources with "red asymmetric profiles."
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/454/4335
- Title:
- Multiwavelenght photometry of Sh 2-138 YSOs
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/454/4335
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a multiwavelength study of the Sh 2-138, a Galactic compact HII region. The data comprise of optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometric and spectroscopic observations from the 2-m Himalayan Chandra} Telescope, radio observations from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), and archival data covering radio through NIR wavelengths. A total of 10 Class I and 54 Class II young stellar objects (YSOs) are identified in a 4.6-arcminx4.6-arcmin area of the Sh 2-138 region. Five compact ionized clumps, with four lacking of any optical or NIR counterparts, are identified using the 1280MHz radio map, and correspond to sources with spectral type earlier than B0.5. Free-free emission spectral energy distribution fitting of the central compact HII region yields an electron density of ~2250+/-400cm^-3^. With the aid of a wide range of spectra, from 0.5-15{mu}m, the central brightest source - previously hypothesized to be the main ionizing source - is characterized as a Herbig Be type star. At large scale (15-arcminx15-arcmin), the Herschel images (70-500{mu}m) and the nearest neighbour analysis of YSOs suggest the formation of an isolated cluster at the junction of filaments. Furthermore, using a greybody fit to the dust spectrum, the cluster is found to be associated with the highest column density (~3x10^22^cm^-2^) and high temperature (~35K) regime, as well as with the radio continuum emission. The mass of the central clump seen in the column density map is estimated to be ~3770M_{sun}_.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/833/85
- Title:
- Multi-wavelength analysis of the MIR bubble N37
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/833/85
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have performed a multi-wavelength analysis of a mid-infrared (MIR) bubble N37 and its surrounding environment. The selected 15'x15' area around the bubble contains two molecular clouds (N37 cloud; V_lsr_~37-43km/s, and C25.29+0.31; V_lsr_~43-48km/s) along the line of sight. A total of seven OB stars are identified toward the bubble N37 using photometric criteria, and two of them are spectroscopically confirmed as O9V and B0V stars. The spectro-photometric distances of these two sources confirm their physical association with the bubble. The O9V star appears to be the primary ionizing source of the region, which is also in agreement with the desired Lyman continuum flux analysis estimated from the 20cm data. The presence of the expanding HII region is revealed in the N37 cloud, which could be responsible for the MIR bubble. Using the ^13^CO line data and photometric data, several cold molecular condensations as well as clusters of young stellar objects (YSOs) are identified in the N37 cloud, revealing ongoing star formation (SF) activities. However, the analysis of ages of YSOs and the dynamical age of the HII region do not support the origin of SF due to the influence of OB stars. The position-velocity analysis of ^13^CO data reveals that two molecular clouds are interconnected by a bridge-like structure, favoring the onset of a cloud-cloud collision process. The SF activities (i.e., the formation of YSO clusters and OB stars) in the N37 cloud are possibly influenced by the cloud-cloud collision.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/144/101
- Title:
- Multiwavelength data of IRAS 20050+2720 young SFR
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/144/101
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- IRAS 20050+2720 is young star-forming region at a distance of 700pc without apparent high-mass stars. We present results of our multi-wavelength study of IRAS 20050+2720 which includes observations by Chandra and Spitzer, and Two Micron All Sky Survey and UBVRI photometry. In total, about 300 young stellar objects (YSOs) in different evolutionary stages are found. We characterize the distribution of YSOs in this region using a minimum spanning tree analysis. We newly identify a second cluster core, which consists mostly of class II objects, about 10' from the center of the cloud. YSOs of earlier evolutionary stages are more clustered than more evolved objects. The X-ray luminosity function (XLF) of IRAS 20050+2720 is roughly lognormal, but steeper than the XLF of the more massive Orion Nebula complex. IRAS 20050+2720 shows a lower N_H_/A_K_ ratio compared with the diffuse interstellar medium.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/600/A93
- Title:
- Multiwavelength fluxes of RCW120
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/600/A93
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The expansion of HII regions can trigger the formation of stars. An overdensity of young stellar objects (YSOs) is observed at the edges of HII regions but the mechanisms that give rise to this phenomenon are not clearly identified. Moreover, it is difficult to establish a causal link between HII-region expansion and the star formation observed at the edges of these regions. A clear age gradient observed in the spatial distribution of young sources in the surrounding might be a strong argument in favor of triggering. We have observed the Galactic HII region RCW120 with Herschel PACS and SPIRE photometers at 70, 100, 160, 250, 350 and 500um. We produced temperature and H_2_ column density maps and use the getsources algorithm to detect compact sources and measure their fluxes at Herschel wavelengths. We have complemented these fluxes with existing infrared data. Fitting their spectral energy distributions (SEDs) with a modified blackbody model, we derived their envelope dust temperature and envelope mass. We computed their bolometric luminosities and discuss their evolutionary stages. The Herschel data, with their unique sampling of the far infrared domain, have allowed us to characterize the properties of compact sources observed towards RCW120 for the first time. We have also been able to determine the envelope temperature, envelope mass and evolutionary stage of these sources. Using these properties we have shown that the density of the condensations that host star formation is a key parameter of the star-formation history, irrespective of their projected distance to the ionizing stars.
