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巨蛇座灯丝:在轻微超临界坍缩开始时

The Serpens filament: at the onset of slightly supercritical collapse

Y. Gong, G. ~X. Li, R. ~Q. Mao, C. Henkel, K. M. ~Menten, M. Fang, M. Wang, J. ~X. Sun

摘要:

巨蛇座星系的暗条是距离我们最近的红外暗云之一,被认为是恒星形成早期演化阶段的原始暗条。为了研究它的分子含量和动力学状态,我们绘制了七个物种的这条细丝。其中,HCO、$^{+}$、HNC、HCN和CS表现出自吸收,而C $^{18}$ O对碳纳米管结构最为敏感。运动学分析表明,这条灯丝形成了一个速度相干(跨)音速结构,其中很大一部分是在巨蛇座云的最静止的区域之一。广泛的C $^{18}$ O耗尽被发现在整个巨蛇座灯丝。根据Herschel尘埃的H $_{2}$柱密度图,测得暗条的线质量为36- 41 M $_{\odot}$ pc $^{-1}$,半高宽为0.17 $\pm$ 0.01 pc,长度为1.6 pc。该细丝的内径柱密度分布可以很好地与Plummer分布拟合,其指数为2.2 $\pm$ 0.1,尺度半径为$0.018\pm 0.003$ pc,中心密度为$(4.0\pm 0.8)\times 10^{4}$ ~cm $^{-3}$。巨蛇座的灯丝似乎有点超临界。广泛的蓝色歪斜的HNC和CS线轮廓和HCN超细线异常横跨这条灯丝表明在巨蛇座灯丝的部分径向下降。C $^{18}$ O速度梯度也表明沿暗条的吸积流。速度和密度结构表明,这种吸积流可能是由于平行于灯丝长轴的纵向崩溃。巨蛇座星系的径向下沉率和纵向吸积率都低于其他星系的观测值。这表明巨蛇座星系的灯丝处于早期的演化阶段,此时坍缩才刚刚开始,或者说热支持和非热支持在提供对抗重力的支持方面是有效的。

英文摘要:

The Serpens filament, as one of the nearest infrared dark clouds, is regarded as a pristine filament at a very early evolutionary stage of star formation. In order to study its molecular content and dynamical state, we mapped this filament in seven species. Among them, HCO$^{+}$, HNC, HCN, and CS show self-absorption, while C$^{18}$O is most sensitive to the filamentary structure. A kinematic analysis demonstrates that this filament forms a velocity-coherent (trans-)sonic structure, a large part of which is one of the most quiescent regions in the Serpens cloud. Widespread C$^{18}$O depletion is found throughout the Serpens filament. Based on the Herschel dust-derived H$_{2}$ column density map, the line mass of the filament is 36--41~M$_{\odot}$~pc$^{-1}$, and its full width at half maximum is 0.17$\pm$0.01~pc, while its length is ~1.6~pc. The inner radial column density profile of this filament can be well fitted with a Plummer profile with an exponent of 2.2$\pm$0.1, a scale radius of $0.018\pm 0.003$ pc, and a central density of $(4.0\pm 0.8)\times 10^{4}$~cm$^{-3}$. The Serpens filament appears to be slightly supercritical. The widespread blue-skewed HNC and CS line profiles and HCN hyperfine line anomalies across this filament indicate radial infall in parts of the Serpens filament. C$^{18}$O velocity gradients also indicate accretion flows along the filament. The velocity and density structures suggest that such accretion flows are likely due to a longitudinal collapse parallel to the filament's long axis. Both the radial infall rate and the longitudinal accretion rate along the Serpens filament are lower than all previously reported values in other filaments. This indicates that the Serpens filament lies at an early evolutionary stage when collapse has just begun, or that thermal and non-thermal support are effective in providing support against gravity.

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