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The Diskâ€"Outflow System around the Rare Young O-type Protostar W42-MME.

Authors :
Dewangan, L. K.
Zinchenko, I. I.
Zemlyanukha, P. M.
Liu, S.-Y.
Su, Y.-N.
Kurtz, S. E.
Ojha, D. K.
Pazukhin, A. G.
Mayya, Y. D.
Source :
Astrophysical Journal. 1/20/2022, Vol. 925 Issue 1, p1-25. 25p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

We present line and continuum observations (resolution ∼0.″3â€"3.″5) made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Submillimeter Array, and Very Large Array of a young O-type protostar W42-MME (mass: 19 ± 4 M ⊙). The ALMA 1.35 mm continuum map (resolution ∼1″) shows that W42-MME is embedded in one of the cores (i.e., MM1) located within a thermally supercritical filament-like feature (extent ∼0.15 pc) containing three cores (mass ∼1â€"4.4 M ⊙). Several dense/hot gas tracers are detected toward MM1, suggesting the presence of a hot molecular core with a gas temperature of ∼38â€"220 K. The ALMA 865 ÎĽ m continuum map (resolution ∼0.″3) reveals at least five continuum sources/peaks (Aâ€"E) within a dusty envelope (extent ∼9000 au) toward MM1, where shocks are traced in the SiO (8â€"7) emission. Source A associated with W42-MME is seen almost at the center of the dusty envelope and is surrounded by other continuum peaks. The ALMA CO (3â€"2) and SiO (8â€"7) line observations show the bipolar outflow extended below 10,000 au, which is driven by source A. The ALMA data hint at the episodic ejections from W42-MME. A disk-like feature (extent ∼2000 au, mass ∼1 M ⊙) with velocity gradients is investigated in source A (dynamical mass ∼9 M ⊙) using the ALMA H13CO+ emission, and it is perpendicular to the CO outflow. A small-scale feature (below 3000 au), probably heated by UV radiation from the O-type star, is also investigated toward source A. Overall, W42-MME appears to gain mass from its disk and the dusty envelope. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0004637X
Volume :
925
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Astrophysical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
154934669
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac36dd