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2025ApJ...978...22F - Astrophys. J., 978, 22 (2025/January-1)

VLA 22 GHz Imaging of Massive Star Formation in Local Wolf-Rayet Galaxies.

FERRARO N.G., TURNER J.L., BECK S.C., ALEXANI E., INDREI R., WELCH B.M. and XIE T.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present 22 GHz imaging of regions of massive star formation within the Local Wolf-Rayet Galaxy Sample, a NSF Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array survey of 30 local galaxies showing spectral features of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars. These spectral features are present in galaxies with young super star clusters (SSCs), and are an indicator of large concentrations of massive stars. We present a catalog of 92 individually identified regions of likely free-free emission associated with potential young SSCs located in these WR galaxies. The free-free fluxes from these maps allow extinction-free estimates of the Lyman continuum rates, masses, and luminosities of the emission regions. Thirty-nine of these regions meet the minimum Lyman continuum rate to contain at least once SSC, and 29 of these regions could contain individual SSCs massive enough to test specific theories on star formation and feedback inhibition in SSCs, requiring follow-up observations at higher spatial resolution. The resulting catalog provides sources for future molecular line and IR studies into the properties of SSC formation.

Abstract Copyright: © 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Star formation - Star forming regions - Young star clusters - Star clusters - H II regions - Young massive clusters - Radio continuum emission

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