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大质量YSO的扩展H $_2$辐射研究

A Survey of Extended H$_2$ Emission from Massive YSOs

Felipe Navarete, Augusto Damineli, Cassio L. Barbosa, Robert D. Blum

摘要:

利用H $_2$ $ν$ =1-0 S(1)跃迁滤波器,通过近红外窄带成像研究了大质量年轻恒星天体(MYSO)的吸积过程。353个大质量年轻恒星天体(MYSO)候选者的样本是从红色MSX源调查中选择的,使用较长波长(红外和亚毫米)的光度标准,并在整个银河平面的位置进行选择。我们的调查是在智利的SOAR望远镜和夏威夷的CFHT进行的,覆盖了两个半球。结果表明,扩展H $_2$辐射是外流活动的一个很好的示踪物,外流活动是年轻大质量恒星吸积过程的一个路标。几乎一半的样品表现出扩展的H $_2$发射和74个源(21%)具有极性形态,表明准直流出。极状结构更可能出现在无线电安静源上,表明这些结构发生在UCHII前阶段。我们还发现了一个重要部分的源与荧光H $_2$扩散发射,可能是由于一个更进化的阶段。这些图像还表明,只有$\sim$ 23\%(80)的样本与现存的(年轻的)星团有关。这些结果支持了大质量恒星是由吸积盘形成的假设,因为低质量恒星的合并不会产生外流结构。

英文摘要:

We present the results from a survey, designed to investigate the accretion process of massive young stellar objects (MYSOs) through near infrared narrow band imaging using the H$_2$ $ν$=1-0 S(1) transition filter. A sample of 353 Massive Young Stellar Object (MYSO) candidates was selected from the Red MSX Source survey using photometric criteria at longer wavelengths (infrared and submillimeter) and chosen with positions throughout the Galactic Plane. Our survey was carried out at the SOAR Telescope in Chile and CFHT in Hawaii covering both hemispheres. The data reveal that extended H$_2$ emission is a good tracer of outflow activity, which is a signpost of accretion process on young massive stars. Almost half of the sample exhibit extended H$_2$ emission and 74 sources (21\%) have polar morphology, suggesting collimated outflows. The polar-like structures are more likely to appear on radio-quiet sources, indicating these structures occur during the pre-UCHII phase. We also found an important fraction of sources associated with fluorescent H$_2$ diffuse emission that could be due to a more evolved phase. The images also indicate only $\sim$23\% (80) of the sample is associated with extant (young) stellar clusters. These results support the scenario in which massive stars are formed by accretion disks, since the merging of low mass stars would not produce outflow structures.

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