Molecular bow shock in the 3 kpc Norma Arm.
In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Jg. 71 (2019-10-01), Heft 5, S. N.PAG
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A molecular bow shock (MBS) at G24.4+00+112 (l ∼ 24 |${^{\circ}_{.}}$| 4, b ∼ 0°, v LSR ∼ 112 km s−1) is studied using the 12CO(J = 1–0)-line survey obtained with the Nobeyama 45 m telescope at 20″ (0.71 pc) resolution. The terminal velocity uniquely locates the object at the tangent point of the 3 kpc expanding arm (Norma arm) with the distance of 7.3 kpc. The bow ridge extends over ∼160 pc (1 |${^{\circ}_{.}}$| 3) perpendicularly to the galactic plane, and is concave to a ring of H ii -regions centered on G24.6+00 at the same distance. The edge on the down-stream (higher longitude) side of the MBS is extremely sharp, and is associated with several elephant trunks in gear-to-gear contact with the H ii regions. On the up-stream (lower longitude) side of MBS, a broad H i bow is associated at the same velocity. The coherently ordered structure of H i , CO, and H ii gases indicates H i -to-H2transition at the galactic shock followed by efficient star formation due to dual compression, where the molecular gas is shock-compressed from the up-stream side by galactic shock and from the down-stream side by H ii expansion. We propose a scenario of galactic sequential star formation along the spiral arms. We also discuss related ISM phenomena such as the hydraulic jump, bow shock, and Rayleigh–Taylor instability occurring around the MBS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Molecular bow shock in the 3 kpc Norma Arm.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sofue, Yoshiaki |
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Zeitschrift: | Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Jg. 71 (2019-10-01), Heft 5, S. N.PAG |
Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0004-6264 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1093/pasj/psz090 |
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