ROTATION AND OUTFLOW IN COMPACT H-II REGIONS - VLA OBSERVATIONS OF THE MOLECULAR AND IONIZED-GAS IN NGC 6334A AND NGC 6334F

Citation
Cg. Depree et al., ROTATION AND OUTFLOW IN COMPACT H-II REGIONS - VLA OBSERVATIONS OF THE MOLECULAR AND IONIZED-GAS IN NGC 6334A AND NGC 6334F, The Astrophysical journal, 447(1), 1995, pp. 220-235
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
447
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Part
1
Pages
220 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1995)447:1<220:RAOICH>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Two compact components of the NGC 6334 star-forming region have been i maged in molecular and ionized gas at high spatial and spectral resolu tion with the Very Large Array. The H II region NGC 6334A has been ima ged in the radio continuum at 6, 3.6, and 2 cm, and in the recombinati on lines H76 alpha (2 cm) and H92 alpha (3.6 cm). NGC 6334F has been i maged at 6 and 2 cm in the radio continuum, and in the H76 alpha recom bination line. Both components have been imaged in the J(KK) = 1(10) - -> 1(11) (6 cm) and J(KK) = 2(11) --> 2(12) (2 cm) lines in H2CO absor ption. Components A and F are separated by similar to 11' (5.4 pc) alo ng a star-forming ridge. In component A, high-resolution (similar to 3 '') continuum observations confirm the presence of a similar to 15 '' diameter shell. Spectral observations of the ionized gas in component A at both frequencies show velocity gradients that are consistent wit h rotation in the ionized gas. In addition, a bipolar outflow is obser ved along the perpendicular axis into the ''lobes'' to the north and s outh of the compact core. In component F, there is a velocity gradient in the ionized gas that is along the same axis as the bipolar CO outf low observed by Bachiller & Cernicharo (1990). The H2CO absorption lin es toward both components suggest outflow in the molecular gas.