The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122

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Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo; Duronea, Nicolas Urbano; Testori, Juan Carlos
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2008
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Aims. We analyse the distribution of the molecular gas towards the region containing the open cluster Havlen-Moffat 1 (HM 1) the Wolf-Rayet stars WR 87, WR 89, and WR 91, and the star forming regions RCW 121 and RCW 122, with the aim of looking for a possible physical relationship among these objects. Methods. We used the carbon monoxide observations carried out at λ ∼ 2.6 mm with the 4 m NANTEN radiotelescope; new flux density determinations derived from already existing radio continuum surveys at 2.417, 5, 8.35, and 14.35 GHz; continuum flux density determinations available in the literature; and the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) and the Improved Reprocessing of the IRAS Survey (IRIS) databases. Results. Adopting a distance of 5 kpc for RCW 121 and RCW 122, we found a giant molecular cloud (GMC) with a linear extent of ∼100 × 20 pc to be associated with galactic star-forming regions. The total mass of this GMC is of the order of 1.2 × 106 solar masses and its mean radial velocity is about –15 km s−1. Within the GMC there are individual molecular gas concentrations, having total molecular masses in the range from 4.6 × 104 M (RCW 122 C) to 2.2 × 105 M (RCW 122). The CO profiles observed toward the peak of the molecular concentrations are broad, with typical full-width half-maximum around 6 to 7 km s−1, and show line asymmetries and/or double-peaked shape that change with the observed position within a given CO concentration. An analysis of the MSX and IRAS databases show that each CO concentration has a strong IR counterpart. The dust temperature of these concentrations range from 46 K (RCW 121) to 76 K (RCW 122 C). Their infrared luminosity are a few times 105 L . The new radio continuum flux density determinations are in good agreement with previous determinations at other frequencies, and confirm the thermal nature of RCW 121 and RCW 122. Based on the newly-determined 5 GHz flux density, we found that to power these Hii regions, each of them must harbour a sizable number of O type stars. Under the assumption that all the ionizing stars have a O7 V spectral type, at least ∼8 and ∼4 of these stars would be needed to ionize RCW 122 and RCW 121, respectively.
Fil: Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; Argentina
Fil: Duronea, Nicolas Urbano. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; Argentina
Fil: Testori, Juan Carlos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; Argentina
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Radio continuum
Infrared
HII regions
RCW 121 (estrella)
RCW 122 (estrella)
Interstellar medium
Wolf Rayet stars
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spelling The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122Arnal, Edmundo MarceloDuronea, Nicolas UrbanoTestori, Juan CarlosMoleculesRadio continuumInfraredHII regionsRCW 121 (estrella)RCW 122 (estrella)Interstellar mediumWolf Rayet starshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Aims. We analyse the distribution of the molecular gas towards the region containing the open cluster Havlen-Moffat 1 (HM 1) the Wolf-Rayet stars WR 87, WR 89, and WR 91, and the star forming regions RCW 121 and RCW 122, with the aim of looking for a possible physical relationship among these objects. Methods. We used the carbon monoxide observations carried out at λ ∼ 2.6 mm with the 4 m NANTEN radiotelescope; new flux density determinations derived from already existing radio continuum surveys at 2.417, 5, 8.35, and 14.35 GHz; continuum flux density determinations available in the literature; and the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) and the Improved Reprocessing of the IRAS Survey (IRIS) databases. Results. Adopting a distance of 5 kpc for RCW 121 and RCW 122, we found a giant molecular cloud (GMC) with a linear extent of ∼100 × 20 pc to be associated with galactic star-forming regions. The total mass of this GMC is of the order of 1.2 × 106 solar masses and its mean radial velocity is about –15 km s−1. Within the GMC there are individual molecular gas concentrations, having total molecular masses in the range from 4.6 × 104 M (RCW 122 C) to 2.2 × 105 M (RCW 122). The CO profiles observed toward the peak of the molecular concentrations are broad, with typical full-width half-maximum around 6 to 7 km s−1, and show line asymmetries and/or double-peaked shape that change with the observed position within a given CO concentration. An analysis of the MSX and IRAS databases show that each CO concentration has a strong IR counterpart. The dust temperature of these concentrations range from 46 K (RCW 121) to 76 K (RCW 122 C). Their infrared luminosity are a few times 105 L . The new radio continuum flux density determinations are in good agreement with previous determinations at other frequencies, and confirm the thermal nature of RCW 121 and RCW 122. Based on the newly-determined 5 GHz flux density, we found that to power these Hii regions, each of them must harbour a sizable number of O type stars. Under the assumption that all the ionizing stars have a O7 V spectral type, at least ∼8 and ∼4 of these stars would be needed to ionize RCW 122 and RCW 121, respectively.Fil: Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; ArgentinaFil: Duronea, Nicolas Urbano. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; ArgentinaFil: Testori, Juan Carlos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; ArgentinaEDP Sciences2008-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/22643Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo; Duronea, Nicolas Urbano; Testori, Juan Carlos; The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122; EDP Sciences; Astronomy and Astrophysics; 486; 3; 5-2008; 807-8180004-6361CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009RMxAC..35...48Ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2008/30/aa9126-07/aa9126-07.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/0004-6361:20079126info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:33:21Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/22643instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:33:21.832CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
title The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
spellingShingle The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo
Molecules
Radio continuum
Infrared
HII regions
RCW 121 (estrella)
RCW 122 (estrella)
Interstellar medium
Wolf Rayet stars
title_short The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
title_full The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
title_fullStr The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
title_full_unstemmed The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
title_sort The molecular complex associated with RCW121 and RCW122
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo
Duronea, Nicolas Urbano
Testori, Juan Carlos
author Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo
author_facet Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo
Duronea, Nicolas Urbano
Testori, Juan Carlos
author_role author
author2 Duronea, Nicolas Urbano
Testori, Juan Carlos
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Molecules
Radio continuum
Infrared
HII regions
RCW 121 (estrella)
RCW 122 (estrella)
Interstellar medium
Wolf Rayet stars
topic Molecules
Radio continuum
Infrared
HII regions
RCW 121 (estrella)
RCW 122 (estrella)
Interstellar medium
Wolf Rayet stars
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Aims. We analyse the distribution of the molecular gas towards the region containing the open cluster Havlen-Moffat 1 (HM 1) the Wolf-Rayet stars WR 87, WR 89, and WR 91, and the star forming regions RCW 121 and RCW 122, with the aim of looking for a possible physical relationship among these objects. Methods. We used the carbon monoxide observations carried out at λ ∼ 2.6 mm with the 4 m NANTEN radiotelescope; new flux density determinations derived from already existing radio continuum surveys at 2.417, 5, 8.35, and 14.35 GHz; continuum flux density determinations available in the literature; and the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) and the Improved Reprocessing of the IRAS Survey (IRIS) databases. Results. Adopting a distance of 5 kpc for RCW 121 and RCW 122, we found a giant molecular cloud (GMC) with a linear extent of ∼100 × 20 pc to be associated with galactic star-forming regions. The total mass of this GMC is of the order of 1.2 × 106 solar masses and its mean radial velocity is about –15 km s−1. Within the GMC there are individual molecular gas concentrations, having total molecular masses in the range from 4.6 × 104 M (RCW 122 C) to 2.2 × 105 M (RCW 122). The CO profiles observed toward the peak of the molecular concentrations are broad, with typical full-width half-maximum around 6 to 7 km s−1, and show line asymmetries and/or double-peaked shape that change with the observed position within a given CO concentration. An analysis of the MSX and IRAS databases show that each CO concentration has a strong IR counterpart. The dust temperature of these concentrations range from 46 K (RCW 121) to 76 K (RCW 122 C). Their infrared luminosity are a few times 105 L . The new radio continuum flux density determinations are in good agreement with previous determinations at other frequencies, and confirm the thermal nature of RCW 121 and RCW 122. Based on the newly-determined 5 GHz flux density, we found that to power these Hii regions, each of them must harbour a sizable number of O type stars. Under the assumption that all the ionizing stars have a O7 V spectral type, at least ∼8 and ∼4 of these stars would be needed to ionize RCW 122 and RCW 121, respectively.
Fil: Arnal, Edmundo Marcelo. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; Argentina
Fil: Duronea, Nicolas Urbano. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; Argentina
Fil: Testori, Juan Carlos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comision de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia; Argentina
description Aims. We analyse the distribution of the molecular gas towards the region containing the open cluster Havlen-Moffat 1 (HM 1) the Wolf-Rayet stars WR 87, WR 89, and WR 91, and the star forming regions RCW 121 and RCW 122, with the aim of looking for a possible physical relationship among these objects. Methods. We used the carbon monoxide observations carried out at λ ∼ 2.6 mm with the 4 m NANTEN radiotelescope; new flux density determinations derived from already existing radio continuum surveys at 2.417, 5, 8.35, and 14.35 GHz; continuum flux density determinations available in the literature; and the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) and the Improved Reprocessing of the IRAS Survey (IRIS) databases. Results. Adopting a distance of 5 kpc for RCW 121 and RCW 122, we found a giant molecular cloud (GMC) with a linear extent of ∼100 × 20 pc to be associated with galactic star-forming regions. The total mass of this GMC is of the order of 1.2 × 106 solar masses and its mean radial velocity is about –15 km s−1. Within the GMC there are individual molecular gas concentrations, having total molecular masses in the range from 4.6 × 104 M (RCW 122 C) to 2.2 × 105 M (RCW 122). The CO profiles observed toward the peak of the molecular concentrations are broad, with typical full-width half-maximum around 6 to 7 km s−1, and show line asymmetries and/or double-peaked shape that change with the observed position within a given CO concentration. An analysis of the MSX and IRAS databases show that each CO concentration has a strong IR counterpart. The dust temperature of these concentrations range from 46 K (RCW 121) to 76 K (RCW 122 C). Their infrared luminosity are a few times 105 L . The new radio continuum flux density determinations are in good agreement with previous determinations at other frequencies, and confirm the thermal nature of RCW 121 and RCW 122. Based on the newly-determined 5 GHz flux density, we found that to power these Hii regions, each of them must harbour a sizable number of O type stars. Under the assumption that all the ionizing stars have a O7 V spectral type, at least ∼8 and ∼4 of these stars would be needed to ionize RCW 122 and RCW 121, respectively.
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