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Observational studies on S-bearing molecules in massive star forming regions

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2024-12-12 v1

Abstract

Aims. We present observational results of H2_{2}S 110_{10}-101_{01}, H2_{2}34^{34}S 110_{10}-101_{01}, H2_{2}CS 514_{14}-414_{14}, HCS+^{+} 4-3, SiO 4-3, HC3_{3}N 19-18 and C18^{18}O 1-0 toward a sample of 51 late-stage massive star-forming regions, to study relationships among H2_{2}S, H2_{2}CS, HCS+^{+} and SiO in hot cores. Chemical connections of these S-bearing molecules are discussed based on the relations between relative abundances in sources. Results. H2_{2}S 110_{10}-101_{01}, H2_{2}34^{34}S 110_{10}-101_{01}, H2_{2}CS 514_{14}-414_{14}, HCS+^{+} 4-3 and HC3_{3}N 19-18 were detected in 50 of the 51 sources, while SiO 4-3 was detected in 46 sources. C18^{18}O 1-0 was detected in all sources. The Pearson correlation coefficients between H2_{2}CS and HCS+^+ normalized by H2_{2} and H2_{2}S are 0.94 and 0.87, respectively, and a tight linear relationship is found between them with slope of 1.00 and 1.09, while they are 0.77 and 0.98 between H2_2S and H2_2CS, respectively, and 0.76 and 0.97 between H2_2S and HCS+^+. The values of full width at half maxima (FWHM) of them in each source are similar to each other, which indicate that they can trace similar regions. Comparing the observed abundance with model results, there is one possible time (2-3×\times105^{5} yr) for each source in the model. The abundances of these molecules increase with the increment of SiO abundance in these sources, which implies that shock chemistry may be important for them. Conclusions. Close abundance relation of H2_2S, H2_2CS and HCS+^+ molecules and similar line widths in observational results indicate that these three molecules could be chemically linked, with HCS+^+ and H2_2CS the most correlated. The comparison of the observational results with chemical models shows that the abundances can be reproduced for almost all the sources at a specific time. The observational results, including abundances in these sources need to be considered in further modeling H2_{2}S, H2_{2}CS and HCS+^{+} in hot cores with shock chemistry.

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@article{arxiv.2412.08390,
  title  = {Observational studies on S-bearing molecules in massive star forming regions},
  author = {R. Luo and J. Z. Wang and X. Zhang and D. H. Quan and X. J. Jiang and J. Li and Q. Gou and Y. Q. Li and Y. N. Xu and S. Q. Zheng and C. Ou and Y. J. Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.08390},
  year   = {2024}
}

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15 pages, 7 figures