Outflow activities in the young high-mass stellar object G23.44-0.18

Abstract

We present an observational study towards the young high-mass star forming region G23.44-0.18 using the Submillimeter Array. Two massive, radio-quiet dusty cores MM1 and MM2 are observed in 1.3 mm continuum emission and dense molecular gas tracers including thermal CH${}_3$OH, CH${}_3$CN, HNCO, SO, and OCS lines. The ${}^{12}$CO (2--1) line reveals a strong bipolar outflow originated from MM2. The outflow consists of a low-velocity component with wide-angle quasi-parabolic shape and a more compact and collimated high-velocity component. The overall geometry resembles the outflow system observed in the low-mass protostar which has a jet-driven fast flow and entrained gas shell. The outflow has a dynamical age of $6\times 10^3$ years and a mass ejection rate $\sim 10^{-3}{M}_{\odot }$ year${}^{-1}$. A prominent shock emission in the outflow is observed in SO and OCS, and also detected in CH${}_3$OH and HNCO. We investigated the chemistry of MM1, MM2 and the shocked region. The dense core MM2 have molecular abundances of 3 to 4 times higher than those in MM1. The abundance excess, we suggest, can be a net effect of the stellar evolution and embedded shocks in MM2 that calls for further inspection.

8 figures, 3 tables, accepted to MNRAS

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