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2023ApJ...955..154Y - Astrophys. J., 955, 154 (2023/October-1)

In Search of Infall Motion in Molecular Clumps. IV. Mapping of the Global Infall Sources.

YANG Y., CHEN X., JIANG Z., CHEN Z., YU S. and LI J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We have used the IRAM 30 m telescope to map some targets with HCO+ (1-0) and H13CO+ (1-0) lines in order to search for evidence of gas infall in clumps. In this paper, we report the mapping results for 13 targets. All of these targets show HCO+ emissions, while H13CO+ emissions are observed in 10 of them. The HCO+ integrated intensity maps of 10 targets show clear clumpy structures, and nine targets show clumpy structures in the H13CO+ maps. Using the RADEX radiative transfer code, we estimate the column density of H13CO+, and we determine the abundance ratio [H13CO+]/[H2] to be approximately 10–12-10–10. Based on the asymmetry of the HCO+ line profiles, we identify 11 targets that show blue profiles, while six clumps have evidence of global infall. We use the RATRAN and two-layer models to fit the HCO+ line profiles of these infall sources, and analyze their spatial distribution of the infall velocity. The average infall velocities estimated by these two models are 0.24-1.85 km s–1 and 0.28-1.45 km s–1, respectively. The mass infall rate ranges from approximately 10–5 to 10–2M⊙ yr–1, which suggests that intermediate- or high-mass stars may be forming in the target regions.

Abstract Copyright: © 2023. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Star formation - Interstellar medium - Molecular clouds - Collapsing clouds

Status at CDS : All or part of tables of objects could be ingested in SIMBAD with priority 2.

Simbad objects: 2

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