The $Herschel$ view of the dense core population in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud
LADJELATE, B.
Instituto de RadioAstronomía Milimétrica [IRAM]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
Instituto de RadioAstronomía Milimétrica [IRAM]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
KÖNYVES, V.
Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy [Preston]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
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Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy [Preston]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
LADJELATE, B.
Instituto de RadioAstronomía Milimétrica [IRAM]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
Instituto de RadioAstronomía Milimétrica [IRAM]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
KÖNYVES, V.
Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy [Preston]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy [Preston]
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation [AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)]
FIORELLINO, E.
European Southern Observatory [ESO]
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali - INAF [IAPS]
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata [Roma, Italia] = University of Rome Tor Vergata [Rome, Italy] = Université de Rome Tor Vergata [Rome, Italie]
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European Southern Observatory [ESO]
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali - INAF [IAPS]
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata [Roma, Italia] = University of Rome Tor Vergata [Rome, Italy] = Université de Rome Tor Vergata [Rome, Italie]
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en
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Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A. 2020, vol. 638, p. A74
EDP Sciences
Résumé en anglais
Context. $Herschel$ observations of nearby clouds in the Gould Belt support a paradigm for low-mass star formation, starting with the generation of molecular filaments, followed by filament fragmentation, and the concentration ...Lire la suite >
Context. $Herschel$ observations of nearby clouds in the Gould Belt support a paradigm for low-mass star formation, starting with the generation of molecular filaments, followed by filament fragmentation, and the concentration of mass into self-gravitating prestellar cores. In the case of the Ophiuchus molecular complex, a rich star formation activity has been documented for many years inside the clumps of L1688, the main and densest cloud of the complex, and in the more quiescent twin cloud L1689 thanks to extensive surveys at infrared and other wavelengths.Aims. With the unique far-infrared and submillimeter continuum imaging capabilities of the $Herschel$ Space observatory, the closeby ($d$ = 139 pc) Ophiuchus cloud was extensively mapped at five wavelengths from 70 to 500 $\mu$m with the aim of providing a complete census of dense cores in this region, including unbound starless cores, bound prestellar cores, and protostellar cores.Methods. Taking full advantage of the high dynamic range and multi-wavelength nature of the $Herschel$ data, we used the multi-scale decomposition algorithms $getsources$ and $getfilaments$ to identify an essentially complete sample of dense cores and filaments in the cloud and study their properties.Results. The densest clouds of the Ophiuchus complex, L1688 and L1689, which thus far are only indirectly described as filamentary regions owing to the spatial distribution of their young stellar objects, are now confirmed to be dominated by filamentary structures. The tight correlation observed between prestellar cores and filamentary structures in L1688 and L1689 supports the view that solar-type star formation occurs primarily in dense filaments. While the sub clouds of the complex show some disparities, L1689 being apparently less efficient than L1688 at forming stars when considering their total mass budgets, both sub clouds share almost the same prestellar core formation efficiency in dense molecular gas. We also find evidence in the $Herschel$ data for a remarkable concentric geometrical configuration in L1688 which is dominated by up to three arc-like compression fronts and has presumably been created by shockwave events emanating from the Sco OB2 association, including the neighboring massive (O9V) star $\sigma$ Sco.Conclusions. Our $Herschel$ study of the well-documented Ophiuchus region has allowed us to further analyze the influence of several early-type (OB) stars surrounding the complex, thus providing positive feedback and enhancing star formation activity in the dense central part of the region, L1688.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
stars: formation
ISM: clouds
ISM: structure
ISM: individual objects: Ophiuchus Complex
submillimeter: ISM
Projet Européen
Toward a Complete View of Star Formation: The Origin of Molecular Clouds, Prestellar Cores, and Star Clusters
Project ANR
Vers une vision unifiée de la formation stellaire dans les galaxies : Origine de la structure filamentaire du milieu interstellaire, des cœurs pré-stellaires et des amas protostellaires vus avec Herschel - ANR-11-BS56-0010
GENeration et Evolution des Structures du milieu InterStellaire - ANR-16-CE92-0035
GENeration et Evolution des Structures du milieu InterStellaire - ANR-16-CE92-0035
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