scholarly journals Shocked Molecular Hydrogen from Star Forming Regions

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 181-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adair P. Lane ◽  
John Bally
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Molecular Hydrogen ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Young Stars ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Post Shock

Near infrared (2 micron) emission lines from molecular hydrogen provide a powerful probe of the morphology and energetics of outflows associated with stellar birth. The H2 emission regions trace the location of shock waves formed when the high velocity outflow from young stars encounters dense quiescent gas. Since H2 is the dominant coolant of the hot post-shock molecular gas, the H2 lines provide a measure of the fraction of the total mechanical luminosity radiated away from the cloud.

scholarly journals The Connection between Molecular Gas and Star Formation in XUV Disks

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (S321) ◽  
pp. 214-216
Author(s):  
Linda C. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Hydrogen ◽  
Optical Disk ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions

AbstractWe found that star-forming regions in extended ultraviolet (XUV) disks are generally consistent with the molecular-hydrogen Kennicutt-Schmidt law that applies within the inner, optical disk. This is true for star formation rates based on Hα + 24 μm data or FUV + 24 μm data. We estimated that the star-forming regions have ages of 1 − 7 Myr and propose that the presence or absence of molecular gas provides an additional “clock” that may help distinguish between aging and stochasticity as the explanation for the low Hα-to-FUV flux ratios in XUV disks. This contribution is a summary of the work originally presented in Watson et al. (2016).

scholarly journals Polarization Observations in the Near Infrared as a Probe of Bipolar Flow Regions

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 330-332
Author(s):  
Ian S. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Hydrogen ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Dust Cloud ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Reflection Nebula ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Infrared Telescope ◽  
The Uk

It is shown that near infrared polarization is to be expected in star-forming regions and new observations with the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) are reported which include the discovery of a molecular hydrogen reflection nebula in Orion and an extensive dust cloud around S106.

Structure and kinematics of molecular jets

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Snell
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Wind ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Dark Cloud ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Molecular Outflows ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Cloud Material

Observational studies of the structure and kinematics of the supersonic molecular gas in star-forming regions are reviewed. These studies have suggested that the bulk of the high-velocity gas may be ambient-cloud material swept up by a collimated stellar wind. The actual structures of these outflows, however, are poorly understood. One source that may provide a better understanding of molecular outflows is that in the nearby dark cloud L1551. New observations of this outflow are presented and discussed in context of the models proposed by Snell and Schloerb.

scholarly journals Star Formation in the Local Milky Way

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (S314) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Charles J. Lada
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Star Formation Rate ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Young Stars ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions

AbstractStudies of molecular clouds and young stars near the sun have provided invaluable insights into the process of star formation. Indeed, much of our physical understanding of this topic has been derived from such studies. Perhaps the two most fundamental problems confronting star formation research today are: 1) determining the origin of stellar mass and 2) deciphering the nature of the physical processes that control the star formation rate in molecular gas. As I will briefly outline here, observations and studies of local star forming regions are making particularly significant contributions toward the solution of both these important problems.

scholarly journals Masers in Star Forming Regions

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 333-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Young Stars ◽  
The Other ◽  
Circumstellar Disk ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
H Ii Regions ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Molecular Outflows ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Cepheus A

OH and H2O masers in star forming regions are important because they are readily detectable indicators of star formation and because they provide unique information on the kinematics and physical conditions in high density regions (106 – 1010 cm−3) surrounding young stars, regions which cannot be studied by other means at present. The Jodrell Bank MERLIN interferometer has been used to map a sample of OH and H2O masers associated with bipolar molecular outflows. The maps of Cepheus A show that the masers are closely associated with the densest compact H II regions at the centre of the flow. The masers appear to be located at the inner edges of the circumstellar disk thought to play a role in collimating the outflow. It is suggested that the H2O masers trace the interaction between the stellar wind and the dense molecular gas, and the OH masers trace shocks propagating into the molecular gas. Rapid and sometimes correlated variations in the maser emission suggest that radiative pumping is likely in this source (Rowland and Cohen, Mon. Not. R. Astr. Soc. in press). Study of the other sources is still in progress.

scholarly journals Massive star formation in the Carina nebula complex and Gum 31. I. the Carina nebula complex

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Fujita ◽  
Hidetoshi Sano ◽  
Rei Enokiya ◽  
Katsuhiro Hayashi ◽  
Mikito Kohno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Massive Star ◽  
Star Clusters ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Carina Nebula ◽  
Intensity Ratios ◽  
Archive Data

Abstract Herein, we present results from observations of the 12CO (J = 1–0), 13CO (J = 1–0), and 12CO (J = 2–1) emission lines toward the Carina nebula complex (CNC) obtained with the Mopra and NANTEN2 telescopes. We focused on massive-star-forming regions associated with the CNC including the three star clusters Tr 14, Tr 15, and Tr 16, and the isolated WR-star HD 92740. We found that the molecular clouds in the CNC are separated into mainly four clouds at velocities −27, −20, −14, and −8 km s−1. Their masses are 0.7 × 104 M⊙, 5.0 × 104 M⊙, 1.6 × 104 M⊙, and 0.7 × 104 M⊙, respectively. Most are likely associated with the star clusters, because of their high 12CO (J = 2–1)/12CO (J = 1–0) intensity ratios and their correspondence to the Spitzer 8 μm distributions. In addition, these clouds show the observational signatures of cloud–cloud collisions. In particular, there is a V-shaped structure in the position–velocity diagram and a complementary spatial distribution between the −20 km s−1 cloud and the −14 km s−1 cloud. Furthermore, we found that SiO emission, which is a tracer of a shocked molecular gas, is enhanced between the colliding clouds by using ALMA archive data. Based on these observational signatures, we propose a scenario wherein the formation of massive stars in the clusters was triggered by a collision between the two clouds. By using the path length of the collision and the assumed velocity separation, we estimate the timescale of the collision to be ∼1 Myr. This is comparable to the ages of the clusters estimated in previous studies.

scholarly journals The results of the search and study of young stellar objects with H emission in the Byurakan Observatory

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-90
Author(s):  
E. H. Nikoghosyan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Young Stars ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Young Stellar Objects ◽  
Optical Range ◽  
Stellar Objects ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions

One of the main observational properties of young stellar objects in the optical range is the presence of emission lines, in particular H (6563 Å). Therefore, detection of H emission is the most common spectroscopic means for identification of young stars. The paper presents the results of searching and studying of young stellar objects in several star forming regions carried out on the 2.6 m telescope in Byurakan observatory. The quantitative relationships between objects with different stage of activity are considered. In addition, a statistical analysis of H activity and other manifestations of PMS activity (X-ray, IR excess), as well as an evolutionary age of the H emitters in several star-forming regions is provided.

scholarly journals Spectra of Fast J-Shocks in Dense, Star-Forming Regions

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 202-202
Author(s):  
C.F. McKee ◽  
D. J. Hollenbach ◽  
T. Jernigan
Keyword(s):  
Shock Front ◽  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Stellar Winds ◽  
Bipolar Outflows ◽  
Molecular Emission ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Weakly Ionized

Stellar winds, bipolar outflows, and supernovae generate strong shocks in molecular clouds. If the molecular gas is magnetized and weakly ionized, shocks slower than about 40-50 kms−1 (C-shocks) emit primarily in the infrared. Faster shocks, or shocks in a weakly magnetized or more highly ionized medium (J–shocks), emit primarily in the ultraviolet and are thus harder to detect in dusty regions. J–shocks in molecular gas are usually dissociative, so that molecular emission lines from such shocks are produced by molecules formed behind the shock front. Observations of fast shocks in molecular clouds can provide valuable insights into energetic events occurring within them.

scholarly journals Line observations of the 30-Dor complex and N159A5 with the MPE imaging NIR spectrometer FAST

1991 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 205-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Krabbe ◽  
J. Storey ◽  
V. Rotaciuc ◽  
S. Drapatz ◽  
R. Genzel
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Molecular Hydrogen ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Max Planck ◽  
First Time ◽  
Infrared Array

Images with subarcsec spatial resolution in the light of near-infrared atomic (Bry) and molecular hydrogen H2 (S(1) v=1-0) emission lines were obtained for some extended, pointlike objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) for the first time. We used the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) near-infrared array spectrometer FAST (image scale 0.8”/pix, spectral resolving power 950) at the ESO/MPI 2.2m telescope, La Silla. We present some results on the 30-Dor complex and N159A5.

scholarly journals Double trouble: Gaia reveals (proto)planetary systems that may experience more than one dense star-forming environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. L12-L17
Author(s):  
Christina Schoettler ◽  
Richard J Parker
Keyword(s):  
Planetary Systems ◽  
Young Star ◽  
Young Stars ◽  
Orion Nebula ◽  
External Effects ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Ejection Process ◽  
Runaway Stars

ABSTRACT Planetary systems appear to form contemporaneously around young stars within young star-forming regions. Within these environments, the chances of survival, as well as the long-term evolution of these systems, are influenced by factors such as dynamical interactions with other stars and photoevaporation from massive stars. These interactions can also cause young stars to be ejected from their birth regions and become runaways. We present examples of such runaway stars in the vicinity of the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC) found in Gaia DR2 data that have retained their discs during the ejection process. Once set on their path, these runaways usually do not encounter any other dense regions that could endanger the survival of their discs or young planetary systems. However, we show that it is possible for star–disc systems, presumably ejected from one dense star-forming region, to encounter a second dense region, in our case the ONC. While the interactions of the ejected star–disc systems in the second region are unlikely to be the same as in their birth region, a second encounter will increase the risk to the disc or planetary system from malign external effects.

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