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Spatial distribution of NH2D in massive star-forming regions

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2023-11-21 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

To understand the relation between NH2_2D and its physical environment, we mapped ortho-NH2_2D 111s101a1_{11}^s-1_{01}^a at 85.9 GHz toward 24 Galactic late-stage massive star-forming regions with Institut de Radioastronomie Millimeˊ \'etrique (IRAM) 30-m telescope. Ortho-NH2_2D 111s101a1_{11}^s-1_{01}^a was detected in 18 of 24 sources. Comparing with the distribution of H13^{13}CN 1-0 as a dense gas tracer and radio recombination line H42α\alpha, ortho-NH2_2D 111s101a1_{11}^s-1_{01}^a present complex and diverse spatial distribution in these targets. 11 of the 18 targets, present a different distribution between ortho-NH2_2D 111s101a1_{11}^s-1_{01}^a and H13^{13}CN 1-0, while no significant difference between these two lines can be found in the other 7 sources, mainly due to limited spatial resolution and sensitivity. Moreover, with H42α\alpha tracing massive young stellar objects, ortho-NH2_2D 111s101a1_{11}^s-1_{01}^a seems to show a relatively weak emission near the massive young stellar objects.

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@article{arxiv.2311.11534,
  title  = {Spatial distribution of NH2D in massive star-forming regions},
  author = {Yuqiang Li and Junzhi Wang and Juan Li and Shu Liu and Kai Yang and Siqi Zheng and Zhe Lu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.11534},
  year   = {2023}
}

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30 pages, 20 figures, 4 tables. Accepted to MNRAS