Andre, Ph., Reveret, V., Koenyves, V., Arzoumanian, D., Tige, J., Gallais, P., Roussel, H., Le Pennec, J., Rodriguez, L., Doumayrou, E., Dubreuil, D., Lortholary, M., Martignac, J., Talvard, M., Delisle, C., Visticot, F., Dumaye, L., De Breuck, C., Shimajiri, Y., Motte, F., Bontemps, S., Hennemann, M., Zavagno, A., Russeil, D., Schneider, N., Palmeirim, P., Peretto, N., Hill, T., Minier, V., Roy, A. and Rygl, K. L. J. (2016). Characterizing filaments in regions of high-mass star formation: High-resolution submilimeter imaging of the massive star-forming complex NGC 6334 with ArTeMiS. Astron. Astrophys., 592. LES ULIS CEDEX A: EDP SCIENCES S A. ISSN 1432-0746

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Context. Herschel observations of nearby molecular clouds suggest that interstellar filaments and prestellar cores represent two fundamental steps in the star formation process. The observations support a picture of low-mass star formation according to which filaments of similar to 0.1 pc width form first in the cold interstellar medium, probably as a result of large-scale compression of interstellar matter by supersonic turbulent flows, and then prestellar cores arise from gravitational fragmentation of the densest filaments. Whether this scenario also applies to regions of high-mass star formation is an open question, in part because the resolution of Herschel is insufficient to resolve the inner width of filaments in the nearest regions of massive star formation. Aims. In an effort to characterize the inner width of filaments in high-mass star-forming regions, we imaged the central part of the NGC 6334 complex at a resolution higher by a factor of >3 than Herschel at 350 mu m. Methods. We used the large-format bolometer camera ArTeMiS on the APEX telescope and combined the high-resolution ArTEMiS data at 350 mu m with Herschel/HOBYS data at 70500 mu m to ensure good sensitivity to a broad range of spatial scales. This allowed us to study the structure of the main narrow filament of the complex with a resolution of 8 '' or <0.07 pc at d similar to 1.7 kpc. Results. Our study confirms that this filament is a very dense, massive linear structure with a line mass ranging from similar to 500 M-circle dot/pc to similar to 2000 M-circle dot/pc over nearly 10 pc. It also demonstrates for the first time that its inner width remains as narrow as W similar to 0.15 +/- 0.05 pc all along the filament length, within a factor of <2 of the characteristic 0.1 pc value found with Herschel for lower-mass filaments in the Gould Belt. Conclusions. While it is not completely clear whether the NGC 6334 filament will form massive stars in the future, it is two to three orders of magnitude denser than the majority of filaments observed in Gould Belt clouds, and has a very similar inner width. This points to a common physical mechanism for setting the filament width and suggests that some important structural properties of nearby clouds also hold in high-mass star-forming regions.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Andre, Ph.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reveret, V.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Koenyves, V.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Arzoumanian, D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tige, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gallais, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Roussel, H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Le Pennec, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rodriguez, L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Doumayrou, E.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dubreuil, D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lortholary, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Martignac, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Talvard, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Delisle, C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Visticot, F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dumaye, L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
De Breuck, C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Shimajiri, Y.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Motte, F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bontemps, S.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hennemann, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zavagno, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Russeil, D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schneider, N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Palmeirim, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Peretto, N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hill, T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Minier, V.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Roy, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rygl, K. L. J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-267276
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628378
Journal or Publication Title: Astron. Astrophys.
Volume: 592
Date: 2016
Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A
Place of Publication: LES ULIS CEDEX A
ISSN: 1432-0746
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
GOULD BELT SURVEY; INTERSTELLAR FILAMENTS; MOLECULAR CLOUDS; FORMATION EFFICIENCY; INITIAL HIGHLIGHTS; PRESTELLAR CORES; GLOBAL COLLAPSE; HERSCHEL VIEW; DENSE CORES; MILKY-WAYMultiple languages
Astronomy & AstrophysicsMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/26727

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