Discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards a young massive embedded star in 30 Doradus
Context. The 30 Doradus region in the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the most outstanding star-forming regions of the Local Group and a primary target for studying star formation in an environment of low metallicity. Aims. To obtain a more complete picture of the cool gas that has not yet been con...
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todo:paper_00046361_v505_n1_p177_Rubio2023-10-03T14:00:28Z Discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards a young massive embedded star in 30 Doradus Rubio, M. Paron, S. Dubner, G. HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Magellanic Clouds Dense molecular cloud Emission lines High sensitivity HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Large magellanic clouds Line emissions Local groups Magellanic Clouds Massive stars Mean density Metallicities Molecular clouds Molecular gas Molecular hydrogen Molecular materials Star formations Star-forming region Stellar cluster Upper limits Galaxies Hydrogen Leakage (fluid) Molecules Stars Clouds Context. The 30 Doradus region in the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the most outstanding star-forming regions of the Local Group and a primary target for studying star formation in an environment of low metallicity. Aims. To obtain a more complete picture of the cool gas that has not yet been consumed or dispersed, we searched for line emission from molecular clouds that could be associated with molecular hydrogen emission detected in the region.Methods. We obtained a high sensitivity 12 CO J=2-1 map with the 15-m SEST telescope, complemented by pointed observations of 13CO J-2-1 and CS J-1.Results. We report the discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards an embedded young massive star at ∼20″ (∼5 pc, at the distance of 50 kpc) northwest of R136, the compact massive central stellar cluster powering 30 Doradus in the LMC, which could be triggering star formation in the surrounding molecular clouds. We derived a molecular mass of ≲104M ⊙, a linear radius of 3 pc, as an upper limit, and a mean density of ≳103 cm-3 for the cloud. The detection of the CS J=2-1 emission line indicates higher densities, ≳106 cm-3. The dense molecular cloud is associated with molecular 2.12 μm H2 emission. We suggest that the observed molecular gas could be the remains of dense molecular material surviving the action of strong UV fields and winds in which the young massive star has formed. © 2009 ESO. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00046361_v505_n1_p177_Rubio |
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HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Magellanic Clouds Dense molecular cloud Emission lines High sensitivity HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Large magellanic clouds Line emissions Local groups Magellanic Clouds Massive stars Mean density Metallicities Molecular clouds Molecular gas Molecular hydrogen Molecular materials Star formations Star-forming region Stellar cluster Upper limits Galaxies Hydrogen Leakage (fluid) Molecules Stars Clouds |
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HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Magellanic Clouds Dense molecular cloud Emission lines High sensitivity HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Large magellanic clouds Line emissions Local groups Magellanic Clouds Massive stars Mean density Metallicities Molecular clouds Molecular gas Molecular hydrogen Molecular materials Star formations Star-forming region Stellar cluster Upper limits Galaxies Hydrogen Leakage (fluid) Molecules Stars Clouds Rubio, M. Paron, S. Dubner, G. Discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards a young massive embedded star in 30 Doradus |
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HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Magellanic Clouds Dense molecular cloud Emission lines High sensitivity HII regions ISM: individual objects: 30 Doradus ISM: molecules Large magellanic clouds Line emissions Local groups Magellanic Clouds Massive stars Mean density Metallicities Molecular clouds Molecular gas Molecular hydrogen Molecular materials Star formations Star-forming region Stellar cluster Upper limits Galaxies Hydrogen Leakage (fluid) Molecules Stars Clouds |
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Context. The 30 Doradus region in the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the most outstanding star-forming regions of the Local Group and a primary target for studying star formation in an environment of low metallicity. Aims. To obtain a more complete picture of the cool gas that has not yet been consumed or dispersed, we searched for line emission from molecular clouds that could be associated with molecular hydrogen emission detected in the region.Methods. We obtained a high sensitivity 12 CO J=2-1 map with the 15-m SEST telescope, complemented by pointed observations of 13CO J-2-1 and CS J-1.Results. We report the discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards an embedded young massive star at ∼20″ (∼5 pc, at the distance of 50 kpc) northwest of R136, the compact massive central stellar cluster powering 30 Doradus in the LMC, which could be triggering star formation in the surrounding molecular clouds. We derived a molecular mass of ≲104M ⊙, a linear radius of 3 pc, as an upper limit, and a mean density of ≳103 cm-3 for the cloud. The detection of the CS J=2-1 emission line indicates higher densities, ≳106 cm-3. The dense molecular cloud is associated with molecular 2.12 μm H2 emission. We suggest that the observed molecular gas could be the remains of dense molecular material surviving the action of strong UV fields and winds in which the young massive star has formed. © 2009 ESO. |
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Discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards a young massive embedded star in 30 Doradus |
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Discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards a young massive embedded star in 30 Doradus |
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Discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards a young massive embedded star in 30 Doradus |
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Discovery of a dense molecular cloud towards a young massive embedded star in 30 Doradus |
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