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Sub-arcsecond (sub)millimeter imaging of the massive protocluster G358.93-0.03 : discovery of 14 new methanol maser lines associated with a hot core

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20/08/2019
Author
Brogan, C. L.
Hunter, T. R.
Towner, A. P. M.
McGuire, B. A.
MacLeod, G. C.
Gurwell, M. A.
Cyganowski, C. J.
Brand, J.
Burns, R. A.
Caratti o Garatti, A.
Chen, X.
Chibueze, J. O.
Hirano, N.
Hirota, T.
Kim, K. -T.
Kramer, B. H.
Linz, H.
Menten, K. M.
Remijan, A.
Sanna, A.
Sobolev, A. M.
Sridharan, T. K.
Stecklum, B.
Sugiyama, K.
Surcis, G.
Van der Walt, J.
Volvach, A. E.
Volvach, L. N.
Keywords
Masers
Stars: formation
Stars: protostars
ISM: individual objects (G358.93-0.03)
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
3rd-DAS
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Abstract
We present (sub)millimeter imaging at 0.5'' resolution of the massive star-forming region G358.93-0.03 acquired in multiple epochs at 2 and 3 months following the recent flaring of its 6.7 GHz methanol maser emission. Using SMA and ALMA, we have discovered 14 new Class II methanol maser lines ranging in frequency from 199 GHz to 361 GHz, which originate mostly from vt=1 torsionally-excited transitions and include one vt=2 transition. The latter detection provides the first observational evidence that Class II maser pumping involves levels in the vt=2 state. The masers are associated with the brightest continuum source (MM1), which hosts a line-rich hot core. The masers present a consistent curvilinear spatial velocity pattern that wraps around MM1, suggestive of a coherent physical structure 1200 au in extent. In contrast, the thermal lines exhibit a linear pattern that crosses MM1 but at progressive position angles that appear to be a function of either increasing temperature or decreasing optical depth. The maser spectral profiles evolved significantly over one month, and the intensities dropped by factors of 3.0 to 7.2, with the vt=2 line showing the largest change. A small area of maser emission from only the highest excitation lines closest to MM1 has disappeared. There are seven additional dust continuum sources in the protocluster, including another hot core (MM3). We do not find evidence for a significant change in (sub)millimeter continuum emission from any of the sources during the one month interval, and the total protocluster emission remains comparable to prior single dish measurements.
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Brogan , C L , Hunter , T R , Towner , A P M , McGuire , B A , MacLeod , G C , Gurwell , M A , Cyganowski , C J , Brand , J , Burns , R A , Caratti o Garatti , A , Chen , X , Chibueze , J O , Hirano , N , Hirota , T , Kim , K -T , Kramer , B H , Linz , H , Menten , K M , Remijan , A , Sanna , A , Sobolev , A M , Sridharan , T K , Stecklum , B , Sugiyama , K , Surcis , G , Van der Walt , J , Volvach , A E & Volvach , L N 2019 , ' Sub-arcsecond (sub)millimeter imaging of the massive protocluster G358.93-0.03 : discovery of 14 new methanol maser lines associated with a hot core ' , Astrophysical Journal Letters , vol. 881 , no. 2 , L39 . https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab2f8a
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Astrophysical Journal Letters
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab2f8a
ISSN
2041-8205
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2019, American Astronomical Society. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab2f8a
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18202

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