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探测M17中的大拱星盘中心

Probing the centre of the large circumstellar disc in M17

M. Nielbock, R. Chini, V. H. Hoffmeister, D. E. A. Nürnberger, C. M. Scheyda, J. Steinacker

摘要:

我们研究了M17中~20000 AU圆盘轮廓中心迄今未解决的椭圆红外发射的性质。我们结合高分辨率JHKsL 'M'波段成像进行NAOS/CONICA在VLT与[Fe II]窄带成像使用SOFI在NTT。该分析得到了斯皮策/GLIMPSE档案数据和已发表的SINFONI/VLT积分场光谱数据的支持。这是第一次,我们解决了细长的中央红外发射成一个点源和一个类似喷气的功能,延伸到东北方向的相反方向最近发现的准直H2喷流。它们都几乎垂直于椎间盘平面。此外,我们的图像显示了一个弯曲的西南发射星云,其形态类似于以前探测到的东北发射星云。这两个星云都位于距离盘中心1500 AU的位置。我们描述的红外点源的原恒星是嵌入在拱物质产生的视觉消光60 <= Av <= 82。观测到的KS带星等相当于采用主序星转换的恒星质量范围2.8 Msun <= Mstar <= 8 Msun。总而言之,我们认为大的M17吸积盘正在形成一个中等质量到高质量的原恒星。部分增生物质通过对称双极射流/流出排出。

英文摘要:

We investigated the nature of the hitherto unresolved elliptical infrared emission in the centre of the ~20000 AU disc silhouette in M 17. We combined high-resolution JHKsL'M' band imaging carried out with NAOS/CONICA at the VLT with [Fe II] narrow band imaging using SOFI at the NTT. The analysis is supported by Spitzer/GLIMPSE archival data and by already published SINFONI/VLT Integral Field Spectroscopy data. For the first time, we resolve the elongated central infrared emission into a point-source and a jet-like feature that extends to the northeast in the opposite direction of the recently discovered collimated H2 jet. They are both orientated almost perpendicular to the disc plane. In addition, our images reveal a curved southwestern emission nebula whose morphology resembles that of the previously detected northeastern one. Both nebulae are located at a distance of 1500 AU from the disc centre. We describe the infrared point-source in terms of a protostar that is embedded in circumstellar material producing a visual extinction of 60 <= Av <= 82. The observed Ks band magnitude is equivalent to a stellar mass range of 2.8 Msun <= Mstar <= 8 Msun adopting conversions for a main-sequence star. Altogether, we suggest that the large M 17 accretion disc is forming an intermediate to high-mass protostar. Part of the accreted material is expelled through a symmetric bipolar jet/outflow.

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