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DR21复合体中36 GHz甲醇脉泽的首次干涉图像

First Interferometric Images of the 36 GHz Methanol Masers in the DR21 Complex

Vincent L. Fish, Talitha C. Muehlbrad, Preethi Pratap, Loránt O. Sjouwerman, Vladimir Strelnitski, Ylva M. Pihlström, Tyler L. Bourke

摘要:

I类甲醇脉泽被认为是在恒星形成区域周围的激波激发环境中产生的。许多作者认为,I类脉泽的各种子集的出现可能表明恒星形成或激发条件的特定演化阶段。然而,直到最近,没有一个主要的干涉仪能够对重要的36 GHz跃迁成像。本文报道了DR 21(OH)、DR 21 N和DR 21 W中36 GHz甲醇脉泽的扩展甚大阵观测和229 GHz甲醇脉泽的亚毫米阵观测。36 GHz脉泽在DR 21(OH)流出中的分布与其他I类甲醇跃迁的分布相似,但有许多多重跃迁的空间重叠。在DR 21(OH)的主要连续源的网站,在36和229 GHz的I类脉泽被发现在虚拟重叠与II类6.7 GHz脉泽。在外流的南面,36 GHz脉泽散布在一个很大的区域,但通常不会出现与44 GHz脉泽重合。在DR 21 W中,我们检测到一个“S-曲线”的签名,在斯托克斯V,这意味着一个大的值的磁场强度,如果解释为由于塞曼分裂,这表明要么是I类脉泽可能存在于更高的密度比以前认为的或直接塞曼解释的S-曲线斯托克斯V的轮廓在I类脉泽可能是不正确的。我们在这些源中发现了各种不同的脉泽现象,暗示了它们之间不同的物理条件。

英文摘要:

Class I methanol masers are believed to be produced in the shock-excited environment around star-forming regions. Many authors have argued that the appearance of various subsets of class I masers may be indicative of specific evolutionary stages of star formation or excitation conditions. Until recently, however, no major interferometer was capable of imaging the important 36 GHz transition. We report on Expanded Very Large Array observations of the 36 GHz methanol masers and Submillimeter Array observations of the 229 GHz methanol masers in DR21(OH), DR21N, and DR21W. The distribution of 36 GHz masers in the outflow of DR21(OH) is similar to that of the other class I methanol transitions, with numerous multitransition spatial overlaps. At the site of the main continuum source in DR21(OH), class I masers at 36 and 229 GHz are found in virtual overlap with class II 6.7 GHz masers. To the south of the outflow, the 36 GHz masers are scattered over a large region but usually do not appear coincident with 44 GHz masers. In DR21W we detect an "S-curve" signature in Stokes V that implies a large value of the magnetic field strength if interpreted as due to Zeeman splitting, suggesting either that class I masers may exist at higher densities than previously believed or that the direct Zeeman interpretation of S-curve Stokes V profiles in class I masers may be incorrect. We find a diverse variety of different maser phenomena in these sources, suggestive of differing physical conditions among them.

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