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Molecular Gas Kinematics and High-Mass Star Formation in the Spiral Arms of the Milky Way

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2018

A. Luna
Affiliation:
INAOE, Tonantzintla, Puebla, México
L. Carrasco
Affiliation:
INAOE, Tonantzintla, Puebla, México Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM, México
L. Ortega
Affiliation:
INAOE, Tonantzintla, Puebla, México
L. Bronfman
Affiliation:
Universidad de Chile. Santiago, Chile
O. Yam
Affiliation:
INAOE, Tonantzintla, Puebla, México

Abstract

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We study the kinematic of the molecular gas using observations of the rotational line 12CO(J=1→0), and also the star formation traced by Ultra-Compact HII regions in the IV galactic quadrant (270° ≤ l ≤ 360°). Our results show that there is a connection between 1) high-mass star formation in the spiral arms of the Milky Way, 2) molecular gas of high column density, and 3) the large-scale rigid-body-like motion of the gas. The large-scale rigid-body-like motions observed in the arms imply that there is less angular momentum to dissipate in the formation processes of stellar systems. We show a multiple stellar system under study, embedded in its parent molecular cloud in the Carina arm region.

Resumen

Resumen

Estudiamos la cinemática del gas molecular mediante la línea rotacional 12CO(J=1→0), así como la formación estelar que trazan las regiones HII ultracompactas en el IV cuadrante galáctico (270° ≤ l ≤ 360°). Mostramos que hay una conexión entre (1) la formación de estrellas masivas en los brazos espirales, (2) el gas molecular de alta densidad columnar y (3) los movimientos a gran escala observados en el gas. Estos últimos implican que hay menos momento angular a disipar en los procesos de formación estelar. Mostramos un sistema múltiple en estudio, que está embebido en su nube molecular en Carina.

Type
Observational Results for Very Young Binaries
Copyright
Copyright © Instituto de Astronomia – Mexico 2004

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