Chemical Segregation in Hot Cores With Disk Candidates: An investigation with ALMA
Journal
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Allen,V.
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van der Tak, F. F. S.
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Sánchez-Monge, Á.
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Abstract
In the study of high-mass star formation, hot cores are empirically defined
stages where chemically rich emission is detected toward a massive YSO. It is
unknown whether the physical origin of this emission is a disk, inner envelope,
or outflow cavity wall and whether the hot core stage is common to all massive
stars. We investigate the chemical make up of several hot molecular cores to
determine physical and chemical structure. We use high spectral and spatial
resolution Cycle 0 ALMA observations to determine how this stage fits into the
formation sequence of a high mass star. We observed the G35.20-0.74N and
G35.03+0.35 hot cores at 350 GHz. We analyzed spectra and maps from four
continuum peaks (A, B1, B2 and B3) in G35.20, separated by 1000-2000 AU, and
one continuum peak in G35.03. We made all possible line identifications across
8 GHz of spectral windows of molecular emission lines and determined column
densities and temperatures for as many as 35 species assuming local
thermodynamic equilibrium. In comparing the spectra of the four peaks, we find
each has a distinct chemical composition expressed in over 400 different
transitions. In G35.20, B1 and B2 contain oxygen- and sulfur-bearing organic
and inorganic species but few nitrogen-bearing species whereas A and B3 are
strong sources of O, S, and N-bearing species (especially those with the
CN-bond). CH$_2$DCN is clearly detected in A and B3 with D/H ratios of 8 and
13$\%$, respectively, but is much weaker at B1 and undetected at B2. No
deuterated species are detected in G35.03, but similar molecular abundances to
G35.20 were found in other species. We also find co-spatial emission of HNCO
and NH$_2$CHO in both sources indicating a strong chemical link between the two
species. The chemical segregation between N-bearing organic species and others
in G35.20 suggests the presence of multiple protostars, surrounded by a disk or
torus.
Volume
603
Start page
A133
Issn Identifier
0004-6361
Ads BibCode
2017A&A...603A.133A
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open.access
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