2017ApJ...849...68S -
Astrophys. J., 849, 68-68 (2017/November-8)
Very Large Array ammonia observations of the HH 111/HH 121 protostellar system: a detection of a new source with a peculiar chemistry.
SEWILO M., WISEMAN J., INDEBETOUW R., CHARNLEY S.B., PINEDA J.E., LINDBERG J.E. and QIN S.-L.
Abstract (from CDS):
We present the results of Very Large Array NH3 (J,K)=(1,1) and (2,2) observations of the HH 111/HH 121 protostellar system. HH 111, with a spectacular collimated optical jet, is one of the most well-known Herbig-Haro objects. We report the detection of a new source, NH3-S, in the vicinity of HH 111/HH 121 (∼0.03 pc from the HH 111 jet source) in two epochs of the ammonia observations. This constitutes the first detection of this source, in a region that has been thoroughly covered previously by both continuum and spectral line interferometric observations. We study the kinematic and physical properties of HH 111 and the newly discovered NH3-S. We also use HCO+ and HCN (J=4-3) data obtained with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and archival Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array 13CO, 12CO, and C18O (J=2-1), N2D+ (J=3-2), and 13CS (J=5-4) data to gain insight into the nature of NH3-S. The chemical structure of NH3-S shows evidence for "selective freeze-out," an inherent characteristic of dense cold cores. The inner part of NH3-S shows subsonic nonthermal velocity dispersions indicating a "coherent core," while they increase in the direction of the jets. Archival near- to far-infrared data show no indication of any embedded source in NH3-S. The properties of NH3-S and its location in the infrared dark cloud suggest that it is a starless core located in a turbulent medium, with the turbulence induced by Herbig-Haro jets and associated outflows. More data are needed to fully understand the physical and chemical properties of NH3-S and if/how its evolution is affected by nearby jets.
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Journal keyword(s):
astrochemistry - Herbig-Haro objects - methods: data analysis - stars: formation - stars: formation
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