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We simulate the evolution of supernova remnant (SNR) W51C. The simulation shows the existence of a new northeast edge. We present magnetic field structure of the W51 complex (SNR W51C and two HII regions W51A/B) by employing the 11 cm…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-13 M. F. Zhang , W. W. Tian , D. A. Leahy , H. Zhu , X. H. Cui , S. S. Shan

We present new high spectral resolution VLT/UVES spectroscopy and archival HST/STIS imaging and spectroscopy of the giant HII region Tol89 in NGC5398. From optical and UV HST images, we find that the star-forming complex as a whole contains…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Sidoli , L. J. Smith , P. A. Crowther

Flux calibrated images of the known supernova remnant G 34.7-0.4 in basic optical emission lines are presented. The low ionization images show a relatively flat flux distribution. The diffuse and patchy morphology of the detected optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Fotis Mavromatakis , Panayotis Boumis , Christos D. Goudis

We present Chandra/ACIS images of several high-mass star-forming regions. The massive stellar clusters powering these HII regions are resolved at the arcsecond level into hundreds of stellar sources, similar to those seen in closer young…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Townsley , E. Feigelson , T. Montmerle , P. Broos , Y. -H. Chu , G. Garmire , K. Getman

Sensitive and high angular resolution ($\sim$ 0.4\arcsec) SO$_2$[22$_{2,20}$ $\to$ 22$_{1,21}$] and SiO[5$\to$4] line and 1.3 and 7 mm continuum observations made with the Submillimeter Array (SMA) and the Very Large Array (VLA) towards the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Luis A. Zapata , Paul T. P. Ho , Peter Schilke , Luis F. Rodríguez , Karl Menten , Aina Palau , Robin Garrod

We present new sensitive, high angular resolution 1.3, 2, and 6 cm observations of the continuum emission from the peculiar emission-line star MWC 349A, made with the Very Large Array. This radio emission is believed to originate in an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Luis F. Rodriguez , Y. Gomez , D. Tafoya

Narrow passband optical images of the large Galactic supernova remnant G179.0+2.6 reveal a faint but nearly complete emission shell dominated by strong [O III] 4959,5007 A line emission. The remnant's optical emission, which consists of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-05-02 Thomas How , Robert Fesen , Jack Neustadt , Christine Black , Nicolas Outters

We present high spatial resolution mid-IR images of the ring of UCHII regions in W49A obtained at Gemini North, allowing us to identify the driving source of its powerful H2O maser outflow. These data also confirm our previous report that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Nathan Smith , Barbara A. Whitney , Peter S. Conti , Chris G. De Pree , James M. Jackson

We have recently published observations of significant flux density variations at 1.3 cm in HII regions in the star forming regions Sgr B2 Main and North (De Pree et al. 2014). To further study these variations, we have made new 7 mm…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-23 C. G. De Pree , T. Peters , M. -M. Mac Low , D. J. Wilner , W. M. Goss , R. Galván-Madrid , E. R. Keto , R. S. Klessen , A. Monsrud

We present multiwavelength investigation of morphology, physical-environment, stellar contents and star formation activity in the vicinity of star-forming region Sh 2-100. It is found that the Sh 2-100 region contains seven HII regions of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 M. R. Samal , A. K. Pandey , D. K. Ojha , S. K. Ghosh , V. K. Kulkarni , N. Kusakabe , M. Tamura , B. C. Bhatt , M. A. Thompson , R. Sagar

We present deep WIYN H-alpha imaging of the dwarf irregular starburst galaxy NGC 1569, together with WIYN SparsePak spatially-resolved optical spectroscopy of the galactic outflow. This leads on from our previous detailed analyses of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. S. Westmoquette , L. J. Smith , J. S. Gallagher

In this paper we present the results of a mid infrared study of G49.5-0.4, or W51A, part of the massive starbirth complex W51. Combining public data from the $Spitzer$ IRAC camera, and Gemini mid infrared camera T-ReCS at 7.73, 9.69, 12.33…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-07-06 Cassio L. Barbosa , Robert D. Blum , Augusto Damineli , Peter S. Conti , Danilo M. Gusmão

Massive stars have a major influence on their environment yet their formation is difficult to study. W43 is a highly luminous galactic massive star forming region at a distance of 5.5 kpc and the MM1 part hosts a very massive dense core…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-11-02 T. Jacq , J. Braine , F. Herpin , F. van der Tak , F. Wyrowski

We present spectral line mapping observations toward four massive star-forming regions (Cepheus A, DR21S, S76E and G34.26+0.15), with the IRAM 30 meter telescope at 2 mm and 3 mm bands. Totally 396 spectral lines from 51 molecules, one…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-01-18 Shanghuo Li , Junzhi Wang , Zhi-Yu Zhang , Min Fang , Juan Li , Jiang- shui Zhang , Junhui Fan , Qingfeng Zhu , Fei Li

Aims. Massive stars impact their surrounding initiating star-formation along their photo-dissociation region. Once the HII region is formed it is unclear if and how the second generation of stars impacts its aspect and evolution. Methods.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-22 D. Russeil , H. Plana , P. Amram , A. Zavagno , F. Michel

The supernova remnant (SNR) W51C is a Galactic object located in a strongly inhomogeneous interstellar medium with signs of an interaction of the SNR blast wave with dense molecular gas. Diffuse X-ray emission from the interior of the SNR…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-03-05 Manami Sasaki , Cornelia Heinitz , Gabriele Warth , Gerd Puehlhofer

We present data of proper motions of OH masers in the massive star-forming regions ON 1, K3-50, and W51 Main/South. OH maser motions in ON 1 are consistent with expansion at approximately 5 km/s, likely tracing the expanding ultracompact H…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Vincent L. Fish , Mark J. Reid

Archival VLA data has been used to produce arcsecond-resolution 6- and 20-cm images of the region surrounding the nuclear 200-pc (~15") starburst in NGC 253. Twenty-two discrete sources stronger than 0.4 mJy have been detected within ~2 kpc…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 James S. Ulvestad

Ultracompact HII regions are signposts of massive star formation and their properties provide diagnostics for the characteristics of very young O stars embedded in molecular clouds. While radio observations have given us a good picture of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. T. Jaffe , Q. Zhu , J. H. Lacy , M. J. Richter , T. K. Greathouse

We present sub-arcsecond observations toward the massive star forming region G75.78+0.34. We used the Very Large Array to study the centimeter continuum and H2O and CH3OH maser emission, and the Owens Valley Radio Observatory and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Alvaro Sanchez-Monge , Stan Kurtz , Aina Palau , Robert Estalella , Debra Shepherd , Susana Lizano , Jose Franco , Guido Garay