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
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.