To understand the relation between NH2D and its physical environment, we mapped ortho-NH2D 111s−101a at 85.9 GHz toward 24 Galactic late-stage massive star-forming regions with Institut de Radioastronomie Millimeˊtrique (IRAM) 30-m telescope. Ortho-NH2D 111s−101a was detected in 18 of 24 sources. Comparing with the distribution of H13CN 1-0 as a dense gas tracer and radio recombination line H42α, ortho-NH2D 111s−101a present complex and diverse spatial distribution in these targets. 11 of the 18 targets, present a different distribution between ortho-NH2D 111s−101a and H13CN 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 tracing massive young stellar objects, ortho-NH2D 111s−101a seems to show a relatively weak emission near the massive young stellar objects.
@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}
}