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高质量恒星形成过程中吸积流的电离:W51e2

The Ionization of Accretion Flows in High Mass Star Formation: W51e2

Eric Keto, Pamela Klaassen

摘要:

先前的观测表明,超致密HII区W51 e2被以HII区为中心的大量分子吸积流所包围。用VLA在0.45角秒角分辨率下对H53 α射电复合线进行的新观测表明,在HII区域内电离气体的速度梯度大于500 kms-1 pc-1,与分子吸积流中看到的速度梯度相当。新的一氧化碳线的观察与SMA在弧秒角分辨率检测分子双极外流立即围绕W51 e2 HII区域和沿分子流的旋转轴延伸。这些观测结果与高质量恒星形成的演化阶段相一致,在这个阶段中,新形成的大质量恒星首先开始吸收周围的物质,包括它自己的吸积流。

英文摘要:

Previous observations show that the hypercompact HII region W51e2 is surrounded by a massive molecular accretion flow centered on the HII region. New observations of the H53alpha radio recombination line made with the VLA at 0.45 arc second angular resolution show a velocity gradient in the ionized gas within the HII region of > 500 kms-1 pc-1 comparable to the velocity gradient seen in the molecular accretion flow. New CO line observations made with the SMA at arc second angular resolution detect a molecular bipolar outflow immediately around the W51e2 HII region and extending along the axis of rotation of the molecular flow. These observations are consistent with an evolutionary phase for high mass star formation in which a newly formed massive star first begins to ionize its surroundings including its own accretion flow.

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