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大质量恒星形成不同演化阶段的入流特征

The inflow signature toward different evolutionary phases of massive star formation

Mihwa Jin, Jeong-Eun Lee, Kee-Tae Kim, Neal J. Evans

摘要:

我们分析了HCN J=1-0和HNC J=1-0谱线,研究了大质量恒星形成不同演化阶段的入流运动:54个红外暗云(IRDC)、69个大质量原恒星天体(HMPO)和54个超致密HII区(UCHIIs)。HCN光谱中的流入不对称性似乎在所有三个进化阶段都很普遍,IRDC在蓝色轮廓中显示出最大的过剩。在HNC光谱的情况下,蓝色源的流行并没有出现,除了IRDC。我们认为,这条线是不合适的跟踪流入运动的大质量恒星形成的演化阶段,因为丰富的HNC在高温下减少。这一结果突出了在大质量恒星形成区的动力学研究中考虑化学的重要性。IRDC在两次跃迁中都表现出最高的蓝色过剩,这一事实表明,最活跃的流入发生在恒星形成的早期阶段,即,在IRDC阶段,而不是在后期阶段。然而,质量仍然流入一些UCHII。我们还发现,在7个蓝色光源中,有6个的HNC光谱的吸收下降相对于它们的系统速度发生了红移。这些红移的吸收下降可能表明全球崩溃的候选者,虽然需要更好的分辨率映射观测来更详细地检查这个功能。

英文摘要:

We analyzed both HCN J=1-0 and HNC J=1-0 line profiles to study the inflow motions in different evolutionary stages of massive star formation: 54 infrared dark clouds (IRDCs), 69 high-mass protostellar object (HMPOs), and 54 ultra-compact HII regions (UCHIIs). The inflow asymmetry in HCN spectra seems to be prevalent throughout all the three evolutionary phases, with IRDCs showing the largest excess in blue profile. In the case of HNC spectra, the prevalence of blue sources does not appear, excepting for IRDCs. We suggest that this line is not appropriate to trace inflow motion in evolved stages of massive star formation because the abundance of HNC decreases at high temperatures. This result spotlights the importance of considering chemistry in the dynamics study of massive star-forming regions. The fact that the IRDCs show the highest blue excess in both transitions indicates that the most active inflow occurs in the early phase of star formation, i.e., the IRDC phase rather than in the later phases. However, mass is still inflowing onto some UCHIIs. We also found that the absorption dips of the HNC spectra in 6 out of 7 blue sources are red-shifted relative to their systemic velocities. These red-shifted absorption dips may indicate global collapse candidates, although mapping observations with better resolution are needed to examine this feature in more detail.

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