The structure of the W49A molecular cloud complex - Burst of star formation in the 100,000-solar-mass core

1986 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 353 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Miyawaki ◽  
M. Hayashi ◽  
T. Hasegawa
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Solar Mass ◽  
Cloud Complex

Star Formation in the Gemini OB1 Molecular Cloud Complex

1995 ◽  
Vol 450 ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Carpenter ◽  
Ronald L. Snell ◽  
F. Peter Schloerb
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Cloud Complex

scholarly journals CO (J=2-1) Observations of the Molecular Cloud Complex in the Galactic Center

1994 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 168-169
Author(s):  
Tomoharu Oka ◽  
Tetsuo Hasegawa ◽  
Masahiko Hayashi ◽  
Toshihiro Handa ◽  
Sei'ichi Sakamoto
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Galactic Center ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Cloud Complex ◽  
Mapping Observation

AbstractWe report a large scale mapping observation of the Galactic center region in the CO (J=2-1) line using the Tokyo-NRO 60cm survey telescope. Distribution of the CO (J=2-1) emission in the I-V plane suggests that molecular clouds forms a huge complex (Nuclear Molecular cloud Complex, NMC). Tracers of star formation activities in the last 106-108 years show that star formation has occured in a ring ~ 100 pc in radius. Relative to this Star Forming Ring, the molecular gas is distributed mainly on the positive longitude side. This may indicate that much of the gas in NMC is in transient orbit to fall into the star forming ring or to the nucleus in the near future.

scholarly journals Masers in SGR B2: Sites of Star-Forming Regions

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 161-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Whiteoak ◽  
F. F. Gardner ◽  
J. R. Forster ◽  
P. Palmer ◽  
V. Pankonin
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
H Ii Region ◽  
Cloud Complex

H2CO and OH masers in the H II-region/molecular-cloud complex Sgr B2 have been observed with the VLA and combined with other observations of OH and H2O masers. It is found that groups of the masers and compact continuum components are located along a north-south line extending across the complex. The overall alignment suggests that star formation is being triggered by a single large-scale event such as an interaction between molecular clouds.

scholarly journals The Structure of the W49A Molecular Cloud Complex: Burst of Star Formation in the 105 M⊙ Core

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 170-171
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Miyawaki ◽  
Masahiko Hayashi ◽  
Tetsuo Hasegawa
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Small Region ◽  
Sudden Increase ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
H Ii Region ◽  
Cloud Complex

We have observed the CS (J = 1-0), C34S (J = 1-0) and H51α emission toward the W49A molecular cloud complex in an area of 3'x 2′ (α x δ) with an angular resolution of 33″. The CS emitting region is 100″ x 80″ or 6.7 pc x 5.4 pc (α x δ) at the half maximum level. Although the CO emission is self-absorbed due to the foreground cold gas, the CS optical depth of the foreground gas is found to be small. Therefore, the two CS peaks at VLSR = 4 km s−1 and 12 km s−1 imply the presence of two dense molecular clouds toward W49A. The brighter 12 km s−1 cloud peaks 35″ southeast of W49A IRS, the infrared and H2O/OH maser sources associated with the compact H II region, while the 4 km s−1 cloud has a peak at W49A IRS. The hydrogen column density through the c34S emitting region is (0.3-1.7) x 1024 cm−2. The estimated core mass of the W49A molecular cloud is (0.5-2.5) x 104 M⊙. This mass is closely packed in a small region of 3.4 pc in diameter, and is about an order of magnitude larger than the virial mass of the system. The massive core will collapse within 10 years unless there is some special supporting mechanism. There was a sudden increase in the star formation rate 104– 105 years ago, suggesting a triggered burst of star formation in the core of W49A. The collision of two velocity clouds might have triggered the formation of this massive core and the burst of star formation.

scholarly journals Cloud fragmentation cascades and feedback: on reconciling an unfettered inertial range with a low star formation rate

2020 ◽  
Vol 493 (1) ◽  
pp. 815-820
Author(s):  
Eric G Blackman
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Star Formation Rate ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Free Fall ◽  
Young Stellar Objects ◽  
Stellar Objects ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Cloud Complex

ABSTRACT Molecular cloud complexes exhibit both (i) an unfettered Larson-type spectrum over much of their dynamic range, whilst (ii) still producing a much lower star formation rate than were this cascade to remain unfettered all the way down to star-forming scales. Here we explain the compatibility of these attributes with minimalist considerations of a mass-conserving fragmentation cascade, combined with estimates of stellar feedback. Of importance is that the amount of feedback needed to abate fragmentation and truncate the complex decreases with decreasing scale. The scale at which the feedback momentum matches the free-fall momentum marks a transition scale below most of the cascade is truncated and the molecular cloud complex dissipated. For a 106 M⊙ giant molecular cloud (GMC) complex starting with radius of ∼50 pc, the combined feedback from young stellar objects, supernovae, radiation, and stellar winds for a GMC cloud complex can truncate the cascade within an outer free-fall time but only after the cascade reaches parsec scales.

Star Formation in the Gem OB1 Molecular Cloud Complex

1997 ◽  
pp. 148-150
Author(s):  
John M. Carpenter ◽  
Ronald L. Snell ◽  
F. Peter Schloerb
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Cloud Complex

scholarly journals Carbon-chain molecules in molecular outflows and Lupus I region – new producing region and new forming mechanism

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (1) ◽  
pp. 495-511
Author(s):  
Yuefang Wu ◽  
Xunchuan Liu ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
Lianghao Lin ◽  
Jinghua Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Carbon Chain ◽  
Species Range ◽  
Chain Molecules ◽  
Forming Mechanism ◽  
Molecular Outflows ◽  
Chemical Models ◽  
Cloud Complex

Abstract Using the new equipment of the Shanghai Tian Ma Radio Telescope, we have searched for carbon-chain molecules (CCMs) towards five outflow sources and six Lupus I starless dust cores, including one region known to be characterized by warm carbon-chain chemistry (WCCC), Lupus I-1 (IRAS 15398-3359), and one TMC-1 like cloud, Lupus I-6 (Lupus-1A). Lines of HC3N J = 2 − 1, HC5N J = 6 − 5, HC7N J = 14 − 13, 15 − 14, 16 − 15, and C3S J = 3 − 2 were detected in all the targets except in the outflow source L1660 and the starless dust core Lupus I-3/4. The column densities of nitrogen-bearing species range from 1012 to 1014 cm−2 and those of C3S are about 1012 cm−2. Two outflow sources, I20582+7724 and L1221, could be identified as new carbon-chain-producing regions. Four of the Lupus I dust cores are newly identified as early quiescent and dark carbon-chain-producing regions similar to Lup I-6, which together with the WCCC source, Lup I-1, indicate that carbon-chain-producing regions are popular in Lupus I which can be regard as a Taurus-like molecular cloud complex in our Galaxy. The column densities of C3S are larger than those of HC7N in the three outflow sources I20582, L1221, and L1251A. Shocked carbon-chain chemistry is proposed to explain the abnormal high abundances of C3S compared with those of nitrogen-bearing CCMs. Gas-grain chemical models support the idea that shocks can fuel the environment of those sources with enough S+ thus driving the generation of S-bearing CCMs.

scholarly journals STAR FORMATION AND YOUNG STELLAR CONTENT IN THE W3 GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUD

2011 ◽  
Vol 743 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alana Rivera-Ingraham ◽  
Peter G. Martin ◽  
Danae Polychroni ◽  
Toby J. T. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Stellar Content ◽  
Giant Molecular Cloud
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