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Using the OVRO, Nobeyama, and IRAM mm-arrays, we searched for ``disk-outflow systems in three high-mass (proto)star forming regions: G16.59-0.05, G23.01-0.41, and G28.87+0.07. These were selected from a sample of NH3 cores associated with OH and H2O maser emission and with no or very faint continuum emission. Our imaging of molecular line (including rotational transitions of CH3CN and 3mm dust continuum emission revealed that these are compact, massive, and hot molecular cores (HMCs), that is likely sites of high-mass star formation prior to the appearance of UCHII regions. All three sources turn out to be associated with molecular outflows from CO and/or HCO+ J=1--0 line imaging. In addition, velocity gradients of 10 -- 100 km/s per pc in the innermost densest regions of the G23.01 and G28.87 HMCs are identified along directions roughly perpendicular to the axes of the corresponding outflows. All the results suggest that these cores might be rotating about the outflow axis, although the contribution of rotation to gravitational equilibrium of the HMCs appears to be negligible. Our analysis indicates that the 3 HMCs are close to virial equilibrium due to turbulent pressure support. Comparison with other similar objects where rotating toroids have been identified so far shows that in our case rotation appears to be much less prominent; this can be explained by the combined effect of unfavorable projection, large distance, and limited angular resolution with the current interferometers.
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Context. In recent years, we have detected clear evidence of rotation in more than 5 hot molecular cores (HMCs). Their identification is confirmed by the fact that the rotation axes are parallel to the axes of the associated bipolar outflows. We have now pursued our investigation by extending the sample to 3 known massive cores, G10.62-0.38, G19.61-0.23, and G29.96-0.02. Aims. We wish to make a thorough study of the structure and kinematics of HMCs and corresponding molecular outflows to reveal possible velocity gradients indicative of rotation of the cores. Methods. We carried out PdBI observations at 2.7 and 1.4~mm of gas and dust with angular resolutions of 2-3, and 1-2, respectively. To trace both rotation and expansion, we simultaneously observed CH3CN, a typical HMC tracer, and 13CO, a typical outflow tracer. Results. The CH3CN(12-11) observations have revealed the existence of clear velocity gradients in the three HMCs oriented perpendicular to the direction of the bipolar outflows. For G19 and G29 the molecular outflows have been mapped in 13CO. The gradients have been interpreted as rotating toroids. The rotation temperatures, used to derive the mass of the cores, have been obtained by means of the rotational diagram method, and lie in the range of 87-244 K. The diameters and masses of the toroids lie in the range of 4550-12600 AU, and 28-415 Msun, respectively. Given that the dynamical masses are 2 to 30 times smaller than the masses of the cores (if the inclination of the toroids with respect to the plane of the sky is not much smaller than 45 degrees), we suggest that the toroids could be accreting onto the embedded cluster. For G19 and G29, the collapse is also suggested by the redshifted absorption seen in the 13CO(2-1) line. We infer that infall onto the embedded (proto)stars must proceed with rates of 1E-2 Msun/yr, and on timescales of the order of 4E3-1E4yr...
There is a group of binary post-AGB stars that show a conspicuous NIR excess, usually assumed to arise from hot dust in very compact possibly rotating disks. These stars are surrounded by significantly fainter nebulae than the standard, well studied protoplanetary and planetary nebulae (PPNe, PNe). We present high-sensitivity mm-wave observations of CO lines in 24 objects of this type. CO emission is detected in most observed sources and the line profiles show that the emissions very probably come from disks in rotation. We derive typical values of the disk mass between 1e-3 and 1e-2 Mo, about two orders of magnitude smaller than the (total) masses of standard PPNe. The high-detection rate (upper limits being in fact not very significant) clearly confirm that the NIR excess of these stars arises from compact disks in rotation, very probably the inner parts of those found here. Low-velocity outflows are also found in about eight objects, with moderate expansion velocities of ~ 10 km/s, to be compared with the velocities of about 100 km/s often found in standard PPNe. Except for two sources with complex profiles, the outflowing gas in our objects represents a minor nebular component. Our simple estimates of the disk typical sizes yields values ~ 0.5 - 1 arcsec, i.e. between 5e15 and 3e16 cm. Estimates of the linear momenta carried by the outflows, which can only be performed in a few well studied objects, also yield moderate values, compared with the linear momenta that can be released by the stellar radiation pressure (contrary, again, to the case of the very massive and fast bipolar outflows in standard PPNe, that are strongly overluminous). The mass and dynamics of nebulae around various classes of post-AGB stars differ very significantly, and we can expect the formation of PNe with very different properties.
We present images obtained with LABOCA on the APEX telescope of a sample of 22 galaxies selected via their red Herschel SPIRE 250-, 350- and $500textrm{-}mutextrm{m}$ colors. We aim to see if these luminous, rare and distant galaxies are signposting dense regions in the early Universe. Our $870textrm{-}mutextrm{m}$ survey covers an area of $approx0.8,textrm{deg}^2$ down to an average r.m.s. of $3.9,textrm{mJy beam}^{-1}$, with our five deepest maps going $approx2times$ deeper still. We catalog 86 DSFGs around our signposts, detected above a significance of $3.5sigma$. This implies a $100pm30%$ over-density of $S_{870}>8.5,textrm{mJy}$ DSFGs, excluding our signposts, when comparing our number counts to those in blank fields. Thus, we are $99.93%$ confident that our signposts are pinpointing over-dense regions in the Universe, and $approx95%$ confident that these regions are over-dense by a factor of at least $ge1.5times$. Using template SEDs and SPIRE/LABOCA photometry we derive a median photometric redshift of $z=3.2pm0.2$ for our signposts, with an interquartile range of $z=2.8textrm{-}3.6$. We constrain the DSFGs likely responsible for this over-density to within $|Delta z|le0.65$ of their respective signposts. These associated DSFGs are radially distributed within $1.6pm0.5,textrm{Mpc}$ of their signposts, have median SFRs of $approx(1.0pm0.2)times10^3,M_{odot},textrm{yr}^{-1}$ (for a Salpeter stellar IMF) and median gas reservoirs of $sim1.7times10^{11},M_{odot}$. These candidate proto-clusters have average total SFRs of at least $approx (2.3pm0.5)times10^3,M_{odot},textrm{yr}^{-1}$ and space densities of $sim9times10^{-7},textrm{Mpc}^{-3}$, consistent with the idea that their constituents may evolve to become massive ETGs in the centers of the rich galaxy clusters we see today.
Protoplanets are able to accrete primordial atmospheres when embedded in the gaseous protoplanetary disk. The formation and structure of the proto-atmosphere are subject to the planet--disk environment and orbital effects. Especially, when planets are on eccentric orbits, their relative velocities to the gas can exceed the sound speed. The planets generate atmosphere-stripping bow shocks. We investigate the proto-atmospheres on low-mass planets with eccentric orbits with radiation-hydrodynamics simulations. A 2D radiative model of the proto-atmosphere is established with tabulated opacities for the gas and dust. The solutions reveal large-scale gas recycling inside a bow shock structure. The atmospheres on eccentric planets are typically three to four orders of magnitude less massive than those of planets with circular orbits. Overall, however, a supersonic environment is favorable for planets to keep an early stable atmosphere, rather than harmful, due to the steady gas supply through the recycling flow. We also quantitatively explore how such atmospheres are affected by the relative velocity of the planet to the gas, the planet mass, and the background gas density. Our time-dependent simulations track the orbital evolution of the proto-atmosphere with the planet--disk parameters changing throughout the orbit. Atmospheric properties show oscillatory patterns as the planet travels on an eccentric orbit, with a lag in phase. To sum up, low-mass eccentric planets can retain small proto-atmospheres despite the stripping effects of bow shocks. The atmospheres are always connected to and interacting with the disk gas. These findings provide important insights into the impacts of migration and scattering on planetary proto-atmospheres.
The formation of massive stars exceeding 10 solar masses usually results in large-scale molecular outflows. Numerical simulations, including ionization, of the formation of such stars show evidence for ionization-driven molecular outflows. We here examine whether the outflows seen in these models reproduce the observations. We compute synthetic ALMA and CARMA maps of CO emission lines of the outflows, and compare their signatures to existing single-dish and interferometric data. We find that the ionization-driven models can only reproduce weak outflows around high-mass star-forming regions. We argue that expanding H II regions probably do not represent the dominant mechanism for driving observed outflows. We suggest instead that observed outflows are driven by the collective action of the outflows from the many lower-mass stars that inevitably form around young massive stars in a cluster.
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