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- Title
Star cluster formation in Orion A.
- Authors
Lim, Wanggi; Nakamura, Fumitaka; Wu, Benjamin; Bisbas, Thomas G; Tan, Jonathan C; Chambers, Edward; Bally, John; Kong, Shuo; McGehee, Peregrine; Lis, Dariusz C; Ossenkopf-Okada, Volker; Sánchez-Monge, Álvaro
- Abstract
We introduce new analysis methods for studying the star cluster formation processes in Orion A, especially examining the scenario of a cloud–cloud collision. We utilize the CARMA–NRO Orion survey 13CO (1–0) data to compare molecular gas to the properties of young stellar objects from the SDSS III IN-SYNC survey. We show that the increase of |$v_{\rm {}^{13}CO} - v_{\rm YSO}$| and Σ scatter of older YSOs can be signals of cloud–cloud collision. SOFIA-upGREAT 158 μm [C ii ] archival data toward the northern part of Orion A are also compared to the 13CO data to test whether the position and velocity offsets between the emission from these two transitions resemble those predicted by a cloud–cloud collision model. We find that the northern part of Orion A, including regions ONC-OMC-1, OMC-2, OMC-3, and OMC-4, shows qualitative agreements with the cloud–cloud collision scenario, while in one of the southern regions, NGC 1999, there is no indication of such a process in causing the birth of new stars. On the other hand, another southern cluster, L 1641 N, shows slight tendencies of cloud–cloud collision. Overall, our results support the cloud–cloud collision process as being an important mechanism for star cluster formation in Orion A.
- Subjects
STAR formation; STELLAR evolution; NOVAE (Astronomy)
- Publication
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 2021, Vol 73, p1
- ISSN
0004-6264
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pasj/psaa035