Early Phases of Star Formation: Testing Chemical Tools
作者机构:CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires.Instituto de Astronomía y Física del EspacioCiudad Universitaria(C1428EGA)Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresArgentina
出 版 物:《Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics》 (天文和天体物理学研究(英文版))
年 卷 期:2024年第24卷第1期
页 面:96-118页
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学科分类:07[理学] 070401[理学-天体物理] 0704[理学-天文学]
基 金:partially supported by the Argentina grants PIP2021 11220200100012 PICT 2021-GRF-TII-00061awarded by CONICET and ANPCYT
主 题:stars:formation ISM:molecules ISM:clouds
摘 要:Star-forming processes strongly influence the ISM ***,many high-quality databases are available at millimeter *** them,it is possible to carry out studies that review and deepen previous *** these studies involve large samples of sources,it is preferred to use direct tools to study the molecular *** the aim of testing these tools such as the use of the HCN/HNC ratio as a thermometer,and the use of H^(13)CO^(+),HC_(3)N,N_(2)H^(+) and C_(2)H as chemical clocks, we present a molecular line study toward 55 sources representing massive young stellar objects at different evolutionary stages:infrared dark clouds(IRDCs),highmass protostellar objects(HMPOs),hot molecular cores(HMCs) and ultracompact H II *** found that the use of the HCN/HNC ratio as a universal thermometer in the ISM should be taken with care because the HCN optical depth is a big issue that can affect the ***,this tool should be utilized only after a careful analysis of the HCN spectrum,checking that no line,neither the main nor the hyperfine ones,presents absorption *** point out that the analysis of the emission of H^(13)CO^(+),HC_(3)N,N_(2)H^(+) and C_(2)H could be useful to trace and distinguish regions among IRDCs,HMPOs and *** molecular line widths of these four species increase from the IRDC to the HMC stage,which can be a consequence of the gas dynamics related to the starforming processes taking place in the molecular *** results not only contribute with more statistics,acting as a probe of such chemical tools,useful to obtain information in large samples of sources,but also complement previous works through the analysis of other types of sources.