(Sub)mm continuum observations of NGC 6334A

We present 2mm, 1.1mm, 850 mu m, 800 mu m, and 450 mu m mapping and photome try of the field surrounding NGC 6334A. We find a prominent east-west dust ridge, approximately centered on NGC 6334A. We interpret this ridge as a co llimating dust disk or torus and derive a mass of similar to 60 M. from our continuum data. It is possible though, that this disklike structure is con taminated on the west-side by a protostellar source, seen as an H2O maser. We find a second strong source MM2, near MM1 in the immediate vicinity of t he HII region. (HCO+)-C-13 J = 4-3 spectra of MM1 and MM2 confirm that it i s a separate source. MM2 approximately coincides with IRS3, a 10 mu m sourc e, which in earlier studies has been proposed to be a protostar. We estimat e MM2/IRS3 to have a mass of similar to 50 M.. We find two other protostell ar candidates: MM3 and MM4. MM3 is a relatively compact source with a mass of 150M. and connected by a ridge of dust to the HII region, while MM4 is i s fainter and more extended. We also see a thin shell of dust surrounding the red-shifted ionized outflo w lobe, presumably swept up by the outflow. The dust shell has a mass of si milar to 60 M.. There is clearly less dust emission towards the north, and we do not see the same interaction between the ionized outflow and the surr ounding molecular cloud as we see to the south.