Filamentary Flows and Clump-fed High-mass Star Formation in G22
Abstract
G22 is a hub-filament system composed of four supercritical filaments. Velocity gradients are detected along three filaments. A total mass infall rate of 700 M⊙ Myr-1 would double the hub mass in about three free-fall times. The most massive clump C1 would be in global collapse with an infall velocity of 0.26 km s-1 and a mass infall rate of 5 × 10-4 M⊙ yr-1, which is supported by the prevalent HCO+ (3-2) and 13CO (3-2) blue profiles. A hot molecular core (SMA1) was revealed in C1. At the SMA1 center, there is a massive protostar (MIR1) driving multipolar outflows which are associated with clusters of class I methanol masers. MIR1 may be still growing with an accretion rate of 7 × 10-5 M⊙ yr-1. Filamentary flows, clump-scale collapse, core-scale accretion coexist in G22, suggesting that high-mass starless cores may not be prerequisite to form high-mass stars. In the high-mass star formation process, the central protostar, the core, and the clump can grow in mass simultaneously.
- Publication:
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Astrophysical Masers: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
- Pub Date:
- August 2018
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1711.09547
- Bibcode:
- 2018IAUS..336..299Y
- Keywords:
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- ISM: clouds;
- ISM: kinematics and dynamics;
- stars: formation;
- stars: massive;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 2 pages, 2 figures, to appear in proceedings of IAU Symposium 336 - Astrophysical Masers: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe