On the thermal structure of the proto-super star cluster 13 in NGC 253
Using high angular resolution ALMA observations (0.02 arcsec approximate to 0.34 pc), we study the thermal structure and kinematics of the proto-super star cluster 13 in the central region of NGC 253 through their continuum and vibrationally excited HC3N emission from J = 24-23 and J = 26-25 lines a...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositorio: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/67710 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/67710 https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2260 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Galaxies: individual: NGC 253 Galaxies: ISM Galaxies: nuclei Galaxies: star clusters: general Galaxies: starburst Galaxies: star formation. Astronomía Astronomy |
| Sumario: | Using high angular resolution ALMA observations (0.02 arcsec approximate to 0.34 pc), we study the thermal structure and kinematics of the proto-super star cluster 13 in the central region of NGC 253 through their continuum and vibrationally excited HC3N emission from J = 24-23 and J = 26-25 lines arising from vibrational states up to v4 = 1. We have carried 2D-LTE and non-local radiative transfer modelling of the radial profile of the HC3N and continuum emission in concentric rings of 0.1 pc width. From the 2D-LTE analysis, we found a Super Hot Core (SHC) of 1.5 pc with very high vibrational temperatures (>500 K), and a jump in the radial velocity (21 km s(-1)) in the SE-NW direction. From the non-local models, we derive the HC3N column density, H2 density, and dust temperature (T-dust) profiles. Our results show that the thermal structure of the SHC is dominated by the greenhouse effect due to the high dust opacity in the IR, leading to an overestimation of the LTE T-dust and its derived luminosity. The kinematics and T-dust profile of the SHC suggest that star formation was likely triggered by a cloud-cloud collision. We compare proto-SSC 13 to other deeply embedded star-forming regions, and discuss the origin of the L-IR/M-H2 excess above similar to 100 L-circle dot M-circle dot(-1) observed in (U)LIRGs. |
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