2007A&A...474..883B -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 474, 883-890 (2007/11-2)
A massive protostellar core with an infalling envelope.
BIRKMANN S.M., KRAUSE O., HENNEMANN M., HENNING T., STEINACKER J. and LEMKE D.
Abstract (from CDS):
Due to the short timescales involved and observational difficulties, our knowledge of the earliest phases of massive star formation remains incomplete. We aim to explore the physical conditions during the initial phases of high-mass star formation and to detect a genuine massive (mass M>8M
☉) protostar at an early evolutionary stage. We have launched a multi-wavelength study of young and massive star-forming regions that were identified by the ISOPHOT Serendipity Survey (ISOSS) performed with the ISO space telescope. The follow-up observations include ground-based near-infrared imaging and (sub)mm continuum and molecular line measurements (both single-dish and interferometric), as well as mid- to far-infrared measurements with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The combined spectrophotometric data are used to determine source temperatures T and masses M.
ISOSS J23053+5953 is a massive (M∼900M
☉, luminosity L∼2100L
☉) and cold (T∼17K) star-forming region with two protostellar/protocluster candidates (T≲20K and T∼17.5K, M∼200M
☉ each). The low temperatures are strongly confined by the spectrophotometric Spitzer data in the FIR. Interferometric observations reveal that the colder core (SMM2) has a mass of M=26M
☉ within a region of 8700x5600 AU and drives an outflow. It also shows signs of infall in both single-dish and interferometric measurements, and its luminosity can be explained by accretion. We also detect a large-scale jet that is traced by H
2 emission. The cold mm-core
ISOSS J23053+5953 SMM2 is a promising candidate for a high-mass protostar in an early evolutionary stage and one of the few objects showing both infall signatures and jets as a sign of accretion.
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Journal keyword(s):
ISM: individual objects: ISOSS J23053+5953 - stars: formation - ISM: jets and outflows - infrared: ISM - ISM: kinematics and dynamics
VizieR on-line data:
<Available at CDS (J/A+A/474/883): maps.dat fits/*>
Nomenclature:
Fig.3, Table 2: [BKH2007] ISOSS J23053+5953 SMMNa (Nos 1-2, 1a-1c).
Simbad objects:
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